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Vadim Zaitzev & Don Colless. R.I.P.
Two great dipterists are gone in the last two weeks.

Vadim Filippovich Zaitsev, former Deputy Director of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, the most for his studies of Palaearctic Bombyliidae, died on February 5, 2012 at the age of 77, in Saint Petersburg.

Donald Henry [Don] Colless, former Senior Research Officer and Chief Curator, ANIC in 1960-1987, known for his Diptera chapters in "The Insects of Australia" (with D. K. McAlpine) and his papers on Australian Cyclorrhapha, peacefully passed away at night of February 16/17, 2012 at the age of 90 years in Canberra.

Rest in Peace.
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Due to increasing problems with mail from the site being rejected by some mailservers I have changed some settings. These settings, I am afraid, can only be tested in realtime. I apologise in advance if it has adverse effects that you migh now not receive any emails. The link to contact the webmaster should still work, so drop me a note if you have any problems.

Paul
Systema Dipterorum = closed down
Whether any one care or not, the Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) online database to names of flies has been closed down.

This database which has had various names over the years as I have migrated from different jobs but never really has been supported to provide information about fly names is finally being retired as I have been kicked out by Bob Robinson of Smithsonian of my last home after almost a half century of what I thought was a useful and productive association.

However, this has a positive aspect. Clearly the Smithsonian has decided Diptera names and associated information has no value to the public. Whether that is true or not now can be determined. So, if you feel Systema Dipterorum was useful, complain! The key players are Jon Coddington (coddingtonj@si.edu) and Bob Robinson (robinsonb@si.edu).

Sincerely,

Chris [Thompson]
By now the site has re-opened.
5th International Simuliidae Symposium
Dear colleagues,

I would like to inform you and to invite you to the 5th International Simuliidae Symposium which will take place between 3rd and 7th September 2012 in Bratislava (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia). The 3rd September will be for registration and in the evening a welcome reception. Lectures will be on 4 and 6 September and on 7 September a.m. On 5 September a whole day field excursion is planned.

Within few weeks the registration form with more detailed information will be sent ou. All information and the registration form will be available also on the web page http://zoology.fns.uniba.sk/simulium2012/.

For this email I am using a slightly updated list of receipts based mostly on the email lists from the previous symposia, therefore probably following three weaknesses can be involved: a) some of you will receive it in multiple copies; b) this information is sent to receipts who are not working with simuliids; c) some of potentially interested participants will not receive this information. I apologize to all these groups and if you know somebody from the last one, please inform him about the symposium.

Best regards,

Matus

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Matus Kudela
Department of Zoology
Comenius University
Mlynska dolina
SK-842 15 Bratislava
Slovakia
Dipteron 27 [31 December 2011]
Newsletters, etc.I would like to inform you all that the Volume 27 of Dipteron-Wroclaw (online pdf version) is available! Please, see http://pte.au.poznan.pl/dipteron/biuletyn.html.

A Happy New Year 2012!

Best wishes,

Andrzej J. Woznica

(Dipteron-Wroclaw - Editor in Chief)
Latest Comments
 mwa66 on 07 May 2012 20:53:54
Ouuups. I thought it is a male. Paul thx for id.
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profile Sara21392 on 05 April 2012 12:31:44
I can see in this pic some characters of Tephritidae, Anthomyiidae and Fanniidae!!!!!!! If I would catch this species I think never could know that! LOL Cool
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 balmer on 03 April 2012 14:56:58
I made a misidentifying previously !
It is not C.ceriaeformis , because I neglected the color of tibiae 3 (they have not black spots)
It is Conops quadrifasciatus De Geer 1776
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 balmer on 20 March 2012 08:46:10
In the beginning I had identified this female: S. chamaeleon, this is a coarse error.
That comes from what it is difficult to compare the widths respective of the bands black and yellow of the sternites.
Excuse me.
I had neglected the color of the antennae : redish, except base and apex.
It is thus S. concinna Meigen 1822
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profile Tony T on 05 March 2012 21:59:21
Nice photo.
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profile Tony T on 05 March 2012 21:57:26
Glad to see another NA dipterist here, especially one who photographs tabanids. Nice photo.
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profile michal tkoc on 27 February 2012 16:31:14
I am sorry for this Chris, I find it very useful...
Could it be housed somewhere else? What about the copyrights?
Michal
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profile Ginks on 26 February 2012 00:15:58
What a wonderful photograph! Thank you!
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profile Igor Grichanov on 24 February 2012 14:14:47
My condolences to relatives
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profile Cesa on 20 February 2012 21:53:20
We find Systema Dipterorum as a useful site. On the other hand, we are very familiar to such unfriendly behaviours like intimidation, mobbing, etc.
Following links are recommended to everybody.
http://members.shaw.ca/mobbing/mobbingCA/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_abuse
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16.05.12 23:31
Hi!! please someone know web page about diptera guilds?? i need papers from my thesis

13.05.12 23:03
I learnt that Suillia notata and variegata occur on Crete. Sad

07.05.12 06:22
Don't mention spirits to Ruud Jorge, or there will be no flies caught, only bar flies!

06.05.12 12:43
that's the spirit, Ruud! Wink

06.05.12 12:21
LOL! I heard the people of Crete are good hunters. Maybe no flies are left for me! :-)

06.05.12 12:10
Good trip to Greece, Ruud! Collect many flies for all of us. Wink

06.05.12 12:07
And here, there is no way that a woman can send a box of chocolates (facebook things..) ... Grin

06.05.12 02:38
Yeah Andrea, thought I would come back to D.info and talk crap here instead!! Wink

05.05.12 17:35
Hi Rogerito! Did you leave FB?

02.05.12 02:43
Bannerhead fly is Cephalodromia nitens, Mythicomyiidae I think... http://www.dipter.
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