An nomenclatorial index that gives a list of taxa with relevant taxonomic literature. Catalogues are prepared for particular regions (zoogeographic regions, countries), particular collections (museum collections or, more restrictive, type collections), or particular taxa (families, genera). The taxa are arranged in a convenient way (either alphabetically or systematically) and reference to the literature for each taxon is given, if necessary supplemented with reference to material in collections. Catalogues usually are prepared to provide a list of all relevant taxonomic literature and nomenclatorial issues pertaining to a taxon or the taxa in a particular collection. Example: Stone, A., et al., 1965. A Catalog of the Diptera of America Corth of Mexico, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Also compare with checklist.
Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
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.
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)
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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.
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