Gallery Links
Users Online
· Guests Online: 30

· Members Online: 0

· Total Members: 5,078
· Newest Member: defanti
Forum Threads
Theme Switcher
Switch to:
Last Seen Users
· Tony Irwin00:50:12
· JWV01:14:45
· John Carr01:34:54
· Cotinis01:44:56
· NakaRB02:07:28
· Ben202:32:14
· Zeegers02:37:57
· ViktorNebenf...02:48:11
· weia03:02:36
· Raimo03:03:05
Latest Photo Additions
Diptera collections
Collections in Africa

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Natal Museum: http://www.nmsa.org.za

Collections in Asia

Novosibirsk, Russia: Siberian Zoological Museum: http://szmn.sbras.ru/Insecta/Diptera.htm

Collections in the Australian region

Brisbane, Australia: Families of Diptera in the University of Queensland Insect Collection: http://152.98.200.7/ento/museum/diptera/diptera.html

Auckland, New Zealand: primary type specimens in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC): Diptera: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biodiversity/ invertebratesprog/nzac/dipt_intro.asp

Collections in Europe

København, Denmark: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen: Diptera collections: http://www.zmuc.dk/EntoWeb/collections-databaser/Diptera/dipterasites.htm

München, Germany: Zoologische Staatssammlung München - Diptera Sammlung: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/dip/collection.htm

Lund, Sweden: Museum of Zoology, University of Lund: entomological collection: http://www.biomus.lu.se/en/entomology/entomological-databases

Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Museum of Natural History: Diptera collection: http://www2.nrm.se/en/diptera.html

Vienna, Austria: Naturhistorische Museum: Diptera collection: http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/2Zoo/diptera/diptera.html

Collections in North America

San Francisco, California: California Academy of Sciences, primary type collection holdings: Diptera: http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/types/diptfam.htm

Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishom Museum, Holdings of the Entomology Collection: Diptera (flies): http://www.bishopmuseum.org/bishop/ento/ento4.html

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin, Entomology, Insect Research Collection: Diptera: http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/irc/diptera.html

Date and time
28 December 2025 23:05
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Temporary email?
Due to fact this site has functionality making use of your email address, any registration using a temporary email address will be rejected.

Paul
Donate
Please, help to make
Diptera.info
possible and enable
further improvements!
Latest Articles
Syrph the Net
Those who want to have access to the Syrph the Net database need to sign the
License Agreement -
Click to Download


Public files of Syrph the Net can be downloaded HERE

Last updated: 25.08.2011
Shoutbox
You must login to post a message.

06.12.25 21:37
He last posted here in April, identifying some Chloropidae.

04.12.25 20:02
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.

03.12.25 12:46
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)

01.12.25 22:29
I will try to fix the messages this month. We have to make some other configuration changes before software goes out of support at end of year.

29.11.25 21:57
I would prefer not to receive any more messages from diptera.info signed by Paul... (Thread reply notification)... Could they be signed by ‘The diptera.info team’?

19.11.25 12:31
It is with deepest sadness in my heart that I announce that on Saturday, November 15, one of the great minds of world dipterology, prof. Rudolf Rozkošny, left us forever. Please remember him with a

15.08.25 10:15
For those specialists not active on Facebook, I just ask to consider to join our group on FB. Please, be aware that it is not necessary at all to be active on FB outside the diptera group. Actually, n

15.08.25 10:13
We received requests to get permission to ask for ID in our Facebook group, https://www.facebo
ok.com/groups/1798
95332035235/ Until now we pointed to diptera.info, but since Paul's passing we not

23.06.25 18:10
If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

23.06.25 11:18
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

Render time: 0.11 seconds | 254,528,989 unique visits