Diptera.info :: Miscellaneous :: The Lounge
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Peter Skidmore
|
|
| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-07-2009 13:00
|
 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 3306 Joined: 19.11.04 |
For those who haven't heard - Peter Skidmore died last weekend, aged 73. Peter was a well-known British Dipterist who specialised in insects on dung, amongst other things. In 1985 he published a classic work on immature Muscidae - The biology of the Muscidae of the world. (Ser. Entomol. 29).
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin - http://www.museum.../index.htm |
 |
|
| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 25-07-2009 17:15
|
 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 6733 Joined: 24.05.05 |
A sad news indeed.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
|
|
|
| ChrisR |
Posted on 26-07-2009 10:53
|
 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6965 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Very sad - a big name in Diptera
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
|
|
|
| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-06-2012 12:40
|
 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 11809 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Just bringing it to your attention, the Peter Skidmore Appeal: http://www.gomde.org.uk/peat-skid-moor-the-peat-appeal-n-8.html
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on www.diptera.info |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |
http://www.luomus.
...what you prefer, we can discus this, during some good wine, cheese and many new pinned flies!