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Scott E. Brooks, Ph.D.

Contact details
Dr. Scott E. Brooks
Diptera Unit, Invertebrate Biodiversity
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Telephone: 613-694-2718
E-mail: brookss@agr.gc.ca

Education
Expertise
Publications

Peer Reviewed
Miscellaneous Publications

Education

Ph.D. (Entomology) McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC (2004).

M.Sc. (Biology), Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (1996).

B.Sc. (Biology) Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (1993).

Expertise

Systematics of empidoid flies, especially Dolichopodidae.

Publications

Over 20 research, miscellaneous and electronic publications, mostly on dolichopodid flies.

Peer Reviewed

Pollet, M.A.A. and S.E. Brooks (in press) Long-Legged Flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: Capinera, J.L. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Entomology. 2nd Edition. Volume 1. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.

Brooks, S.E. and J.M. Cumming. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (= Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1676: 1-27. [PDF]

Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2005 Ethiromyia, a new genus of Holarctic Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(3): 489-500.

Brooks, S.E. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 857: 158 pp.

Pollet, M.A.A., S.E. Brooks, and J.M. Cumming. 2004. Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 283, 114 pp.

Brooks, S.E. 2002. Audacious predacious lifestyles. Pp. 6-8 In Skevington, J.H. and Dang, P.T. (eds.) Exploring the diversity of flies (Diptera). Biodiversity 3(4): 3-27.

Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2002. Revision of the Neotropical genus Syntomoneurum Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 33: 311-324.

Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2002. Electrophorella, a new genus of parathalassiine flies from Baltic amber, with a cladistic analysis of the Microphorinae + Dolichopodidae lineage (Diptera: Empidoidea). Studia dipterologica 9: 41-54.

Brooks, S.E., T.A.Wheeler and N.L. Evenhuis. 2002. Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 59(3): 196-197.

Skareas, S.D. and S.E. Brooks. 2000. DOLICHOPODIDAE Latreille, 1809 (Insecta, Diptera) and DOLICHOPODINI Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (Insecta, Grylloptera): proposal to remove homonymy. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 57 (3): 147-150.

Schönrogge, K., L.J. Harper, S.E. Brooks, J.D. Shorthouse and C.P. Lichtenstein. 1998. Reprogramming plant development: two approaches to study the molecular mechanism of gall formation. pp. 153-160 In Csóka, G., Mattson, W.J., Stone, G.N. and Price, P.W. (eds.) The Biology of Gall-Inducing Arthropods. United States Department of Agriculture General Technical Report NC-199.

Shorthouse, J.D. and S.E. Brooks. 1998. Biology of the galler Diplolepis rosaefolii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), its associated component community, and host shift to the shrub rose Thérèse Bugnet. The Canadian Entomologist 130: 357-366.

Brooks, S.E. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1998. Developmental morphology of stem galls of Diplolepis nodulosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and those modified by the inquiline Periclistus pirata (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the stems of Rosa blanda (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 76: 365-381.

Brooks, S.E. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1997. Biology of the rose stem galler Diplolepis nodulosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and its associated component community in Central Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist 129: 1121-1140.

Miscellaneous (non peer-reviewed papers and electronic products)

Brooks, S.E., J.M. Cumming, J.E. O’Hara, J.H. Skevington and B.E. Cooper. 2007. Diptera types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. Third edition. 55 pp. North American Dipterists Society Web Site. [published online, January, 2007 at http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Catalogs/CNCtypes/Suppl.htm]

Brooks, S.E., J.M. Cumming and M.A.A. Pollet. 2005. Checklist of the Dolichopodidae s.str. (Diptera) of America north of Mexico (1st Edition). PDF document, 18 pp. Available Online: (accessed 18 November 2005).

Brooks, S.E. 2005. Characteristics and natural history of Dolichopodidae s.str. [Published electronically on the internet].

Brooks, S.E. 2005. Higher classification and phylogeny of Dolichopodidae. [Published electronically on the internet].

Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2005. Homepage for Empidoidea Resources. [Published electronically on the Internet].

Brooks, S.E. 2002. Cladistic relationships of the subfamily Dolichopodinae (Dolichopodidae). Pp. 28 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia.

Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2002. Revision of the Neotropical genus Syntomoneurum Becker (Dolichopodidae). Pp. 29 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia.

Pollet, M.A.A., S.E. Brooks and J.M. Cumming. 2002. A catalogue of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Pp. 193 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia.

Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2002. “Authors’ response to comments by H. Ulrich.” Studia dipterologica 9: 56.

Savage J. and S.E. Brooks. 1999. Drawing flies on the Donner Pass: field notes from a trip to California. Fly Times, Issue 23.

Brooks, S.E. 1997. Rose galls of Ontario. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 10: 11-16.

This page last updated on 12-Jun-2008

Webmaster:
Dr. J.H. Skevington

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Contact details Dr. Scott E. Brooks Diptera Unit, Invertebrate Biodiversity Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6 Telephone: 613-694-2718 E-mail: brookss@agr.gc.ca Education Expertise Publications Peer Reviewed Miscellaneous Publications Education Ph.D. (Entomology) McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC (2004). M.Sc. (Biology), Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (1996). B.Sc. (Biology) Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON (1993). Expertise Systematics of empidoid flies, especially Dolichopodidae. Publications Over 20 research, miscellaneous and electronic publications, mostly on dolichopodid flies. Peer Reviewed Pollet, M.A.A. and S.E. Brooks (in press) Long-Legged Flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: Capinera, J.L. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Entomology. 2nd Edition. Volume 1. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. Brooks, S.E. and J.M. Cumming. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (= Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1676: 1-27. [PDF] Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2005 Ethiromyia, a new genus of Holarctic Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(3): 489-500. Brooks, S.E. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 857: 158 pp. Pollet, M.A.A., S.E. Brooks, and J.M. Cumming. 2004. Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 283, 114 pp. Brooks, S.E. 2002. Audacious predacious lifestyles. Pp. 6-8 In Skevington, J.H. and Dang, P.T. (eds.) Exploring the diversity of flies (Diptera). Biodiversity 3(4): 3-27. Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2002. Revision of the Neotropical genus Syntomoneurum Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 33: 311-324. Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2002. Electrophorella, a new genus of parathalassiine flies from Baltic amber, with a cladistic analysis of the Microphorinae + Dolichopodidae lineage (Diptera: Empidoidea). Studia dipterologica 9: 41-54. Brooks, S.E., T.A.Wheeler and N.L. Evenhuis. 2002. Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 59(3): 196-197. Skareas, S.D. and S.E. Brooks. 2000. DOLICHOPODIDAE Latreille, 1809 (Insecta, Diptera) and DOLICHOPODINI Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 (Insecta, Grylloptera): proposal to remove homonymy. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 57 (3): 147-150. Schönrogge, K., L.J. Harper, S.E. Brooks, J.D. Shorthouse and C.P. Lichtenstein. 1998. Reprogramming plant development: two approaches to study the molecular mechanism of gall formation. pp. 153-160 In Csóka, G., Mattson, W.J., Stone, G.N. and Price, P.W. (eds.) The Biology of Gall-Inducing Arthropods. United States Department of Agriculture General Technical Report NC-199. Shorthouse, J.D. and S.E. Brooks. 1998. Biology of the galler Diplolepis rosaefolii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), its associated component community, and host shift to the shrub rose Thérèse Bugnet. The Canadian Entomologist 130: 357-366. Brooks, S.E. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1998. Developmental morphology of stem galls of Diplolepis nodulosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and those modified by the inquiline Periclistus pirata (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the stems of Rosa blanda (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 76: 365-381. Brooks, S.E. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1997. Biology of the rose stem galler Diplolepis nodulosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and its associated component community in Central Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist 129: 1121-1140. Miscellaneous (non peer-reviewed papers and electronic products) Brooks, S.E., J.M. Cumming, J.E. O’Hara, J.H. Skevington and B.E. Cooper. 2007. Diptera types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. Third edition. 55 pp. North American Dipterists Society Web Site. [published online, January, 2007 at http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Catalogs/CNCtypes/Suppl.htm] Brooks, S.E., J.M. Cumming and M.A.A. Pollet. 2005. Checklist of the Dolichopodidae s.str. (Diptera) of America north of Mexico (1st Edition). PDF document, 18 pp. Available Online: (accessed 18 November 2005). Brooks, S.E. 2005. Characteristics and natural history of Dolichopodidae s.str. [Published electronically on the internet]. Brooks, S.E. 2005. Higher classification and phylogeny of Dolichopodidae. [Published electronically on the internet]. Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2005. Homepage for Empidoidea Resources. [Published electronically on the Internet]. Brooks, S.E. 2002. Cladistic relationships of the subfamily Dolichopodinae (Dolichopodidae). Pp. 28 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia. Brooks, S.E. and T.A. Wheeler. 2002. Revision of the Neotropical genus Syntomoneurum Becker (Dolichopodidae). Pp. 29 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia. Pollet, M.A.A., S.E. Brooks and J.M. Cumming. 2002. A catalogue of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Pp. 193 in Abstracts Volume, 5th International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia. Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2002. “Authors’ response to comments by H. Ulrich.” Studia dipterologica 9: 56. Savage J. and S.E. Brooks. 1999. Drawing flies on the Donner Pass: field notes from a trip to California. Fly Times, Issue 23. Brooks, S.E. 1997. Rose galls of Ontario. Field Botanists of Ontario Newsletter 10: 11-16.

	This page last updated on 12-Jun-2008
Webmaster: Dr. J.H. Skevington
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