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Welcome to the Diptera.info site
This is an interactive site for dipterists from all continents dealing with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists. Here you can submit all your links to dipterological websites and events, post your dipterological queries in the forum, submit articles and news on Diptera, and contribute pictures for the Diptera Gallery. Submissions are open for members and members can contribute to the forums.
Enjoy the site and help to build it up to a significant entry point for dipterological research.
Paul
Copyright © Images in Diptera Gallery and Forum of their respective owners. Images can only be used on other websites and publications after permission was obtained from the owner of the image.
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Yesterday we had some troubles with the forum and, I am partly pleased to say, this was due to the popularity of the site. The other part of me is slightly embarrassed, because I knew the problem would arise at one point but a logical error prevented me from anticipating it now. The content management system (CMS), by default, has a database structure that allows 65536 posts. As we are 'only just' 64000 I though I did not need to take action yet, hoping that it would not be needed before the CMS is upgraded later this year. I overlooked that the database numbers each post individually and the maximum ID number would be reached earlier. SO yesterday evening I changed the setting for the posts table in the database and we should not have any problems anymor in this century. I did not realise that the attachments table carried the same setting for post ID and no attachments were allowed. I changed the setting in that table, too. W should not have problems anymore.
I apologise for not anticipating this issue in the proper way and for any posts/images that may have been lost in this way.
Paul
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Probably due to a flood in search bot visits (I can not imagine a DOS attack on Diptera.info) one of the panel scripts on the opening page of the site caused an overload on the database server. As a result the host decided to make the database unavailable until I had sorted the problem. Well, I had sorted the problem but next it took them more than 24 hours to get things back. Anyway, the panel was disabled and another panel is now presented in a more simple version to also reduce the server load. Hopefully everything will keep on moving normally now.
I apologise for any frustration this may have caused you. You can count on it that I was frustrated...
Paul
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A new article by Martin Suvák (on the behaviour of Coenosia attenuata [Muscidae]) was added today.
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Dedicated papers |
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Elena Kameneva dedicated a paper on Herina (Ulidiidae) to Bob van Aartsen, who passed away last year at the age of 87. The paper can be downloaded HERE. The downloads are listed alphabetically so you need to scroll down to 'K'.
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New forum added |
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I added a new forum Misidentifications in Gallery to report any errors you might find in the Gallery. Admittedly, you can report such in the Comments as well but these go unnoticed by many members. So, please, use the forum when ever necessary. (I hope not too often.)
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Environmental Palaeoecology and Aquatic Ecology courses |
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David Hunt would like to draw your attention to the 2007/2008 short-course programme in Environmental Palaeoecology and Aquatic Ecology being offered by the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London. This programme is in collaboration with Queen Mary College (QMUL) and the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (CEH). Registration is now open and the courses available include: [See: Read more]
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European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) |
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Call for cooperation between dipterists! A new communication tool for expert networks developed by the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), WP6.
Irina Brake, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD.
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on 22 June 2008 17:43:13
To much vodka I'm afraid!
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on 17 June 2008 13:54:23
M. Carles-Tolrá det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:52:39
E. Fisher det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:49:16
M. Carles-Tolrá det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:47:18
"Dysmachus" det.
I would like to get the real name of the Diptera.info best Asilidae expert.
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on 17 June 2008 13:45:30
M. Carles-Tolrá det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:43:27
M. Carles-Tolrá det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:40:11
I. Martínez det.
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on 17 June 2008 13:37:17
Chris:
I don't know how edit the pictures.
So, please, read the comments of the people that determined it, in my recent submisions.
Thanks a lot.
Isidro.
In that case, the determinator is myself, I. Martínez det.
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on 13 June 2008 20:40:14
Incorrect, see my post.
It is Hypoderma subg. Crivellia.
Theo
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