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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-11-2007 14:15
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
As I requested some books in this store, this time one of the books chosen it is soldout. I can choose another book until ?15 value. So I was searching for books that could fit that price. I want to know if you think that one of the following books worth the price.... ( "The British Tachinidae of Walker and Stephens (Diptera)" "Sepsidae. Diptera." Pont, A.C. / RES edition. "Schwebfliegen und Blasenkopffliegen Mitteleurpas:" Kormann, K. -- About Conopidae, I think?... Any ideas/books (considering the ?15 value!) concerning these my favorite families: Acroceridae, Bombyliidae, Conopidae, Stratiomyidae, Sciomyzidae, Ulidiidae. Thank you.  |
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| crex |
Posted on 17-11-2007 14:28
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Pemberley Books search page where you can set the max price. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-11-2007 16:02
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
thanks, I knew it. But I wonder which are the trusty books for now considering the families I've referred. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-11-2007 17:41
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I'd go for the German book as that is probably most useful to you (if you can understand the German). The Tachinidae are too limited for you and if the Sepsidae key is GBP 15 then I am certain you can get is cheaper second hand somewhere else.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 17-11-2007 18:52
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9331 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Jorge, I guess chosen book soldout is "Muscidae of Centra Europe". Correct? 
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-11-2007 19:02
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
 ???? how do you know??? No. lol It was "Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata". But I also requested that book you referred as well!! Impressive guess. |
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| Guenter |
Posted on 17-11-2007 19:11
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Member Location: Dornbirn, Austria Posts: 278 Joined: 09.12.05 |
"Schwebfliegen und Blasenkopffliegen Mitteleurpas:" Kormann, K. -- About Conopidae, I think?... This is mainly a book with photos of Syrphidae from Germany (not all species) with some information on the species, e.g. visited flowers, with a few Conopidae added at the end of the book. Edited by Guenter on 17-11-2007 19:11 Günter Schwendinger |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-11-2007 19:22
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
with photos of all conopid genus known for Europe, at least? |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-11-2007 19:42
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I can't suggest a book to buy but I would say that I didn't even know the tachinid book existed so I doubt it is very useful (looks more like a collection catalogue) ... and Pont's Sepsidae is a very thin book for 15-pounds. Keep looking and ask more questions here if you find anything else that looks interesting |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 17-11-2007 20:29
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: with photos of all conopid genus known for Europe, at least? Not even close, just some of the larger ones, mostly Conops & Physocephala. Kahis |
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| pierred |
Posted on 18-11-2007 08:19
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1437 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, I bought this book in the past and it was interesting for me at this time (I didn't know anything about Syrphidae). Nowaday, I don't open it anymore. I would not rate Jorge to buy it. Pierre Duhem |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-11-2007 10:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18785 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tachinidae by Walker and Stephens is an unillustrated publication, more a catalogue. Only of interest to the real die-hards in Tachinidae. Theo |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 18-11-2007 13:45
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Perhaps you need to see if they've got a cookbook Jorge 
Susan |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-11-2007 15:53
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
thanks to all. I will continue the search today. Lol SUsan. well thought! why not? Then in an international dipterological encounter (maybe one day... in South of Spain or even Portugal!) we can prepare entomological dishes for the guests of diptera.info! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-11-2007 02:55
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
ok. I decided for a Syrphidae book. There are no Nemestrinoidea books  neither Stratiomyidae (hmm... ok. they have "A Biosystematic Study of the European Stratiomyidae " very expensive! and they have the world catalogue), Conopidae (only one book - precisely the german book with those 2 genus).. and Tachinidae with older and not updated versions.. Bombyliidae... I would like this one: "Bee Flies of the World:" but it costs more than ?30 In next time. That's why I decided to chnage for Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: bY Mark Veen. Even the spiders' books no one interests. I think nbhs store has much better books but they are more expensive. |
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| pierred |
Posted on 19-11-2007 07:23
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1437 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, jorgemotalmeida wrote: That's why I decided to chnage for Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: bY Mark Veen. Good book, good decision! Pierre Duhem |
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