The History of Dipterology at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, with Special Reference to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera

Jeffrey M. Cumming; Bradley J. Sinclair; Scott E. Brooks; James E. O'Hara; Jeffrey H. Skevington

doi:10.4039/n11-029

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1 December 2011 The History of Dipterology at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, with Special Reference to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera

Jeffrey M. Cumming, Bradley J. Sinclair, Scott E. Brooks, James E. O'Hara, Jeffrey H. Skevington

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The Canadian Entomologist, 143(6):539-577 (2011). https://doi.org/10.4039/n11-029

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The history of Diptera research at the Canadian National Collection of Insects is briefly outlined. Short biographic sketches of the coordinators of the Manual of Nearctic Diptera are given and the development of the Manual project is presented to provide background on their achievements. Lists of publications by each of the coordinators and of patronyms honouring them are provided. This Festschrift honours the remarkable contributions of the coordinators, J. Frank McAlpine, Bobbie V. Peterson, Guy E. Shewell, Herbert J. Teskey, J. Richard Vockeroth, and D. Monty Wood.

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Jeffrey M. Cumming, Bradley J. Sinclair, Scott E. Brooks, James E. O'Hara, and Jeffrey H. Skevington "The History of Dipterology at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, with Special Reference to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera," The Canadian Entomologist 143(6), 539-577, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.4039/n11-029

Received: 26 January 2011; Accepted: 1 March 2011; Published: 1 December 2011

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