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Collection Holdings | Onsite Diptera Links | Personnel |NADS Photos | | Types | Books | Address Directories | Diptera Newsletters | Diptera Catalogues | Diptera Families | Other Links
The Diptera collection is considered one of the strongest segments of the Canadian National
Collection of Insects. Over two million fly specimens are housed in over 4600 drawers, alcohol
and slide cabinets, making it one of the largest Diptera collections in the world. Approximately
65% of the collection is curated to the level of species or species group, and over 80% of the
collection is curated to the genus level. Nearly 4500 primary types reside in the Diptera
collection, in part through the acquisition of the Mesnil, Reinhard, Hull, W.R. Thompson and
Garrett collections, and these types are catalogued (see Diptera Types in
the Canadian National Collection of Insects).
Although most specimens are from the Nearctic region, coverage is worldwide, with impressive
holdings from the Neotropics (particularly Chile), the Palaearctic (especially Scandinavia, Great
Britain, Austria and Spain), as well as Nepal and Uganda. Families that are particularly well
represented include the Agromyzidae, Calliphoridae, Ceratopogonidae, Chamaemyiidae,
Chironomidae, Dolichopodidae, Empididae, Lauxaniidae, Lonchaeidae, Mycetophilidae,
Pipunculidae, Sarcophagidae, Scathophagidae, Sciomyzidae, Simuliidae, Stratiomyidae, Syrphidae, Tabanidae
and Tachinidae. In addition, the collection contains relatively diverse holdings of immature
Diptera, an impressive slide collection, and several hundred Upper Cretaceous fossil flies in
Canadian amber.
| Cabinets | Drawers | |
| Nematocera | 47 | 1075 |
| Orthorrhapha | 43 | 950 |
| Cyclorrhapha | 108 | 2551 |
| Miscellaneous | 8 | 150 |
| Alcohol | 16 | n/a |
| Slides | 25 | n/a |
| Total | 247 | 4726 |
Conopidae
Diptera phylogenetics
Pipunculidae
Syrphidae
Therevidae
CNC species lists for specific families:
Conopidae (download excel spreadsheet)
Pipunculidae (download excel spreadsheet)
Personnel
Brooks, S. Technician (predaceous flies)
Cumming, J.M. Scientist (predaceous flies) & Unit Curator of Diptera
Gibson, J. Ph.D. Student (research on conopid flies)
Kelso, S. Technician (parasitic and phytophagous flies)
Mahony, S. Technician (tachinid parasitic flies)
O'Hara, J.E. Scientist (tachinid parasitic flies)
Sinclair, B.J. CFIA Biologist (empidoid flies)
Skevington, J.H. Scientist (research on Pipunculidae, Syrphidae and Therevidae; identification of plant pest flies)
Vockeroth, J.R. Honorary Research Associate (flower flies)
Wood, D.M. Honorary Research Associate (tachinid parasitic flies)
The Larval Forms of Diptera. Part 1 (English Translation) (29 MB PDF)
Families of Diptera Schizophora (English Translation) (1958) (82 MB PDF)
Conopidae in Baltic Amber (English Translation) (11 MB PDF)
Diptera Types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects (on North American Diptera Society web site)
Part 1. Nematocera (1991)
Part 2. Brachycera (exclusive of Schizophora) (1993)
Part 3. Schizophora (exclusive of Tachinidae) (2000)
Part 4. Tachinidae (1996)
Supplement. Second edition (2003)
Type Holdings at Some Other Institutions
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
University of Copenhagen, Zoological Museum (ZMUC)
Books on Diptera Authored by CNC Staff (Summary, Contents and Ordering Information)
Manual of Nearctic Diptera (contact Donna Dewan at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for copies: dewand@agr.gc.ca)
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
A Catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae
The Insects and Arachnids of Canada (Handbook Series) (click here for availability)
Part 6 - The Mosquitoes of Canada (Diptera: Culicidae)
Part 11 - The Genera of Larval Midges of Canada (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Part 16 - The Horse Flies and Deer Flies of Canada and Alaska (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Part 18 - The Flower Flies of the Subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Diptera:
Syrphidae)
Address Directories (off site)
Directory of North American Dipterists
Directory of European Dipterists
Directory of South American Dipterists
Directory of World Diptera Systematists
Diptera Newsletters (on North American Diptera Society web site)
Catalogue of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions
Catalogue of the Fossil Flies of the World
Catalogue of the Insects of South Africa
Checklist of Dolichopodidae s.str. of America North of Mexico
Species 2000
Tachinidae checklist (North America)
Tiara, Insects and Terrestrial Arthropods of south-central United States and adjacent Mexico
World Diptera Catalogue
Acartophthalmidae
Asilidae
Bombyliidae
Clusiidae
Culicidae (AMCA)
Empidoidea
Lauxanioidea
Phoridae
Pipunculidae
Sarcophagidae
Scenopinidae
Somatiidae
Sphaeroceridae catalogue
Syrphidae of Ontario
Tachinidae
Tachinid Bibliography (1980-Present)
Tephritidae
Therevidae
Other Diptera Links
Costa Rican Diptera
Diptera Info (interactive site - coordinated by P. Beuk)
The Diptera Site (coordinated by F.C. Thompson)
Diptera Tree of Life
International Congress of Dipterology
North American Dipterists' Society (NADS)
Studia dipterologica
This page last updated on 23-Feb-2008
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