Brown, B.V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J.M., Woodley, N.E., Wood, D.M. & Zumbado, M. (Eds). (in press). Manual of Central American Diptera. Volume 1. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. (in press). Empididae (dance flies, balloon flies, predaceous flies). In Brown, B.V. et al. (Eds.), Manual of Central American Diptera. Volume 1. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. Cumming, J.M. & Wood, D.M. (in press) Morphology and terminology. In Brown, B.V. et al. (Eds.), Manual of Central American Diptera. Volume 1. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. (in press). Dance flies, balloon flies, predaceous flies (Diptera: Empidoidea, exclusive of Dolichopodidae). In: Capinera, J.L. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Entomology. 2nd Edition. Volume 1. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. Brooks, S.E. & Cumming, J.M. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (=Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 1676: 1-27. Grootaert, P., Cumming, J.M. & Shamshev, I.V. 2007. Non-marine Chersodromia Walker from Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea (Diptera, Empidoidea, Hybotidae). Zootaxa 1661: 55-61. Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2007. Leptopezella, a new Southern Hemisphere genus of Ocydromiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae). Zootaxa 1629: 27-37. Cumming, J.M. 2007. Baeodromia, a new genus of tachydromiine fly from the New World (Diptera: Empidoidea; Hybotidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 137 (2006): 41-49. Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2006. The morphology, higher-level
phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera). Zootaxa 1180:
1-172. Rafael, J.A. & Cumming, J.M. 2006. New species of Macrostomus
Wiedemann (Diptera, Empididae) from Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa
1036: 49–64. Solórzano Kraemer, M.M., Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2005.
Five new species of Tachydromiinae (Diptera: Empididae s.l.) from New
World Tertiary ambers. Zootaxa 1010: 37–52. Rafael, J.A. & Cumming, J.M. 2004. The Neotropical genera Macrostomus
Wiedemann and Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae).
Revista Brasileira de Zoologica 21(3): 439-448. Pollet, M., Brooks, S.E. & Cumming, J.M. 2004. Catalog of the Dolichopodidae
(Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum
of Natural History 283: 1-114. Cumming, J.M. & Brooks, S.E. 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. Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2000. Revision of the genus Apterodromia
(Diptera: Empidoidea), with a redefinition of the tribe Ocydromiini. Records
of the Australian Museum 52: 161–186. Grimaldi, D. & Cumming, J. 1999. Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous
ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura. Bulletin of the
American Museum of Natural History 239: 1–124. Sugar, A., Finnamore, A., Goulet, H., Cumming, J.M., Kerr, J.T., Giusti, M. de & Packer, L. 1999. A preliminary survey of symphatan and aculeate Hymenoptera
from oak savannahs in southern Ontario. Proceedings of the Entomological
Society of Ontario 129 (1998): 9–18. Pollet, M. & Cumming, J.M. 1998. Systematic revision of Nearctic species
of Achalcus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with comments on their
phylogeny, ecology, and zoogeography. Systematic Entomology 23: 371-385.
Cumming, J.M. & Evenhuis, N.L. 1996. Stilpon Loew, 1859 (Insecta,
Diptera): proposed conservation. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 53:
104-105.
Cumming, J.M., Sinclair B.J. & Wood, D.M. 1995. Homology and phylogenetic
implications of male genitalia in Diptera - Eremoneura. Entomologica Scandinavica
26: 121–151. Cumming, J.M. 1994. Sexual selection and the evolution of dance fly mating
systems (Diptera: Empididae; Empidinae). The Canadian Entomologist 126:
907-920. Sinclair, B.J., Cumming, J.M. & Wood, D.M. 1994. Homology and phylogenetic
implications of male genitalia in Diptera - Lower Brachycera. Entomologica
Scandinavica 24(4) (1993): 407–432. Cumming, J.M. & Cooper, B.E. 1993. Techniques for obtaining adult-associated
immature stages of predacious tachydromiine flies (Diptera: Empidoidea),
with implications for rearing and biocontrol. Entomological News 104:
93–101. Cumming, J.M. & Cooper, B.E. 1992. A revision of the Nearctic species
of the tachydromiine fly genus Stilpon Loew (Diptera: Empidoidea).
The Canadian Entomologist 124: 951–998. Cumming, J.M. 1989. Classification and evolution of the eumenine wasp
genus Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Memoirs of
the Entomological Society of Canada. 148: 168 pp. Cumming, J.M. & Cooper, B.E. 1989. The identity of Micrempis anatolica
Chillcott and M. bomboxynon Chillcott (Diptera: Empididae), with
remarks on allied Nearctic species. Canadian Entomologist. 121: 565-568. Cumming, J.M. 1988. Historical zoogeography of the eumenine wasp genus
Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Proceedings of the
18th International Congress of Entomology, Vancouver 1988: 53. Cumming, J.M.& Vecht, J. van der. 1986. New Oriental species of Symmorphus
Wesmael, with description of a new subgenus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Eumeninae).
Entomolgische. Berichten 46: 23-32. Carpenter, J.M. & Cumming, J.M. 1985. A character analysis of the North American potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Eumeninae). Journal of Natural History 19: 877-916.
Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2007. Fly Times 39: 1-25. [published online, October 2007 at: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/News/FlyTimes/Flyhome.htm] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2007. Fly Times 38: 1-20. [published online, April 2007 at: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/News/FlyTimes/Flyhome.htm] 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] Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2006. Fly Times 37: 1-18. [published online, October 2006 at: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/News/FlyTimes/Flyhome.htm] Cumming, J.M. 2006. Book review: Insects: Their natural history and diversity with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America. by S.A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books, Richmond Hill, Ontario. 720 pp. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 38: 62 63. Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2006. Fly Times 36: 1-13. [published online, April 2006 at: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/News/FlyTimes/Flyhome.htm] Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2005. Fly
Times 35: 1-17. [PDF] Brooks, S.E., Cumming, J.M. and Pollet, M.A.A. 2005. Checklist of the
Dolichopodidae s.str. (Diptera) of America north of Mexico (1st
Edition). PDF document, 18 pp. [Published
electronically on the Internet.] Cumming, J.M. 2005. Characteristics and Natural History of “Empididae”.
[Published
electronically on the Internet.] Cumming, J.M. 2005. General Information about Empidoid Flies. [Published
electronically on the Internet.] Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2005. Homepage for Empidoidea Resources.
[Published
electronically on the Internet.] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2005. Fly
Times 34: 1-20. [PDF] Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2004. Fly
Times 33: 1-10. [PDF] Skevington, J. H., J.M. Cumming, J.K. Moulton, B.M. Wiegmann, B.J Sinclair,
and B. Cassel. 2004. Unravelling the relationships of higher flies, the
Cyclorrhapha branch of the Diptera tree of life. Abstracts of the 22nd
International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia. Abstract on
CD. Cumming, J.M. and J.E. O’Hara. 2004. Directory of North American
Dipterists. [Published
electronically on the Internet and periodically updated.] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2004. Fly
Times 32: 1-12. [PDF] Cooper, B.E., J.M. Cumming and J.E. O’Hara. 2003. Diptera types
in the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. Second edition.
42pp. [Published
electronically on the Internet.] Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2003. Fly
Times 31: 1-11. [PDF] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2003. Fly
Times 30: 1-14. [PDF] Cumming, J.M. and B.E. Cooper. 2003. Directory of North American Dipterists.
[2d version published electronically on the Internet and updated periodically,
eventually replaced by Cumming and O’Hara, 2004] Cumming, J.M. and J.R. Vockeroth. 2003. Comment on the proposed conservation
of Pelastoneurus Loew, 1861 (Insecta, Diptera) (Case 3130; see
BZN 59: 196-197). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60: 53-54. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2002. Fly
Times. 29: 1-17. [PDF] Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks 2002. Authors’ response to referee’s
comment on Electrophorella, a new genus of parathalassiine flies
from Baltic amber, with a cladistic analysis of the Microphorinae + Dolichopodidae
lineage (Diptera: Empidoidea)”. Studia Dipterologica 9: 56. Skevington, J.H., J.M. Cumming, B.J. Sinclair, B.M. Wiegmann and J.K.
Moulton. 2002. Molecular and morphological evidence supporting relationships
within Eremoneura: focus on Cyclorrhapha. 5th International Congress of
Dipterology (Brisbane, Australia). Abstract Volume, p. 221. Pollet, M.A.A. S.E. Brooks and J.M.Cumming. 2002. A catalogue of the Dolichopodidae
(Diptera) of America north of Mexico. 5th International Congress of Dipterology
(Brisbane, Australia). Abstract Volume, p. 193. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2001. Fly
Times. 27: 1-12. [PDF] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2001. Fly
Times. 26: 1-25. Cooper, B.E., J.M. Cumming and J.E. O’Hara. 2000. Diptera types
in the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. 1st edition.
50 pp. [published electronically on the Internet, eventually replaced
by Cooper, Cumming and O’Hara, 2003]. Cooper, B.E. and J.M. Cumming. 2000. Diptera types in the Canadian National
Collection of Insects. Part 3. Schizophora (exclusive of Tachinidae).
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch Publication. 138 pp.
[Internet
version] Cumming, J.M. 2000. The species groups of Nearctic Platypalpus
Macquart (Diptera: Empidoidea). Abstracts of 21st International Congress
of Entomology (Brazil), Volume 2. p. 946. Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. 2000. A new phylogenetic classification
of the Empidoidea (Diptera: Eremoneura). Abstracts of XXI International
Congress of Entomology (Brazil), Volume 2. p. 924. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 2000. Fly
Times. 25: 1-15. Cumming, J.M. 2000. The species groups of Nearctic Platypalpus
Macquart (Diptera: Empidoidea; Tachydromiinae). Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, Research Branch, Internet Publication. (online October, 2000,
removed January, 2003). Cumming, J.M. 2000. Book review: World catalog of bee flies (Diptera:
Bombyliidae). Evenhuis, N.L. and D.J. Greathead. Backhuys Publishers,
Leiden. 756 pp. Fly
Times 24: 16-17. Cumming, J.M. 2000. New Diptera web products from Ottawa. Fly
Times 24: 10. Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 2000. Fly
Times 24: 1-20. Cumming, J.M. 2000. Key to the families of Diptera associated with cow
dung. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch, Internet Publication.
(online April, 2000, removed January, 2003). Cumming, J.M. 1999. Diptera homepage: Canadian National Collection of
Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes web site. Fly
Times 23: 6. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 1999. Fly
Times. 23: 1-14. Cumming, J.M. and B.E. Cooper. 1999. Directory of North American Dipterists.
[1st version published electronically on the Internet and updated periodically,
eventually replaced by Cumming and O’Hara, 2004] Cumming, J.M.. 1999. Diptera (Flies). In: The Canadian National Collection
of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes web site. [Published
electronically on the Internet and periodically updated.] Becker, E.C. and J.M. Cumming. 1999. The CanaColl Foundation. In: The
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes web site.
[Published electronically
on the Internet.] Huber, J.T. and J.M. Cumming. 1999. History of the Canadian National Collection
of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes. In: The Canadian National Collection
of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes web site. [Published
electronically on the Internet and periodically updated.] Cumming, J.M.. 1999. Role and uses of the Canadian National Collection
of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes. In: The Canadian National Collection
of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes web site. [Published
electronically on the Internet.] Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.). 1999. Fly
Times 22: 1-17. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 1998. Fly
Times 21: 1-11. Grimaldi, D.A. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. The early radiation of higher flies: Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers. 4th International Congress of Dipterology (Oxford, United Kingdom). Abstract Volume, pp. 70-71. Rafael, J.A. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. Monophyly and recognition of Macrostomus
Wiedemann and Porphyrochroa Melander (Empididae; Empidinae).
4th International Congress of Dipterology (Oxford, United Kingdom). Abstract
Volume, pp. 179. Sinclair, B.J. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. The higher-level phylogeny of the
Empidoidea (Diptera). 4th International Congress of Dipterology (Oxford,
United Kingdom). Abstract Volume, pp. 207-208. Borkent, A. and J.M. Cumming (Eds.). 1997. Fly
Times 19: 1-14. Cumming, J.M. 1997. Termination of all taxa biodiversity inventory (ATBI)
of Costa Rican Diptera. Fly
Times 18: 4. Cumming, J.M. 1997. URL's of selected Diptera sites on the World Wide
Web. Fly
Times 18: 12-13. Cumming, J.M. and A. Borkent (Eds.) 1997. Fly
Times 18: 1-15. Cumming, J.M. and B.V. Brown. 1996. Directory of North American Dipterists.
[1st version published electronically on the Internet and updated periodically,
eventually replaced by Cumming and Cooper, 2003]. Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. 1996. The higher-level phylogeny of
Eremoneura (Diptera: Brachycera). 20th International Congress of Entomology,
Proceedings. Florence, Italy, p. 24. Cumming, J.M. 1996. All taxa biodiversity inventory (ATBI) of Costa Rican
Diptera. Fly Times 17: 16. Cumming, J.M., A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1996.
Fly Times. 17: 1-22. Cumming, J.M., A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1996.
Fly Times. 16: 1-10. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1995.
Fly Times. 15: 1-11 [+ 15 pg. supplement]. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1995.
Fly Times. 14: 1-17 Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1994.
Fly Times. 13: 1-11. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1994.
Fly Times. 12: 1-12. Cumming, J.M. 1994. The adaptive significance of pinnate scales, enlarged
wings, and reversible pleural sacs in female Empidinae (Diptera: Empididae).
Third International Congress of Dipterology (Guelph, Canada). Abstract
Volume, pp. 45-46. Sinclair, B.J. and J.M. Cumming. 1994. Phylogenetic relationships within
the Empidoidea (Diptera). Third International Congress of Dipterology
(Guelph, Canada). Abstract Volume, pp. 200-201. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1993.
Fly Times. 11: 1-14 [+ 13 pg. supplement]. Cooper, B.E. and J.M. Cumming. 1993. Diptera types in the Canadian National
Collection of Insects. Part 2. Brachycera (exclusive of Schizophora).
Agriculture Canada Publication 1896/B. 105 pp. [Internet version] Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). 1993.
Fly Times. 10: 1-11. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1992. Fly
Times. 9: 1-7. Cumming, J.M. 1992. Lactic acid as an agent for macerating Diptera specimens.
Fly Times 8:7 Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1992. Fly
Times. 8: 1-10. Cumming, J.M. 1991. Book review: Catalogue of Palearctic Diptera, Vol.
6. Therevidae-Empididae. Soos, A. and L. Papp (Eds.). 1989. Elsevier Science
Publ., Amsterdam and New York. 435 pp. Bull. Ent. Soc. Canada. 23: 36-
37. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1991. Fly
Times. 7: 1-8 [+ 12 pg. supplement]. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1991. Fly
Times. 6: 1-13. Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. 1990. Fusion and confusion: interpretation
of male genitalic homologies in the Empidoidea (Diptera). Second International
Congress of Dipterology, Bratislava, Abstract Volume, 3rd Supplement,
p. 334. Cumming, J.M. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships within the Tachydromiinae
(Diptera: Empidoidea). Second International Congress of Dipterology, Bratislava,
Abstract Volume, p. 44. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1990. Fly
Times. 5: 1-13 [+ 11 pg. supplement]. Cumming, J.M. 1989. Book review: The Empidoidea (Diptera) of Fennoscandia
and Denmark. II. General Part. The Families Hybotidae, Atelestidae and
Microphoridae. By M. Chvala. 1983. Fauna Ent. Scand. 12: 279 pp. Can.
Field-Nat. 103: 620. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1989. Fly
Times. 3: 1-14 [+ 8 pg. supplement]. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1989. Fly
Times. 2: 1-16. Cumming, J.M. and J.R.Vockeroth. 1988. The Canadian National Collection
of Diptera. Fly Times 1:8. Cumming, J.M.; A. Borkent, B.V. Brown and S.A. Marshall (Eds.) 1988. Fly
Times. 1: 1-8. Cumming, J.M. 1988. Historical zoogeography of the eumenine wasp genus
Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Proceedings of the
18th International Congress of Entomology, Proceedings. Vancouver, Canada,
p.53.
Sinclair, B.J., B.M. Wiegmann, and J.M. Cumming. 2007. Evolution and phylogenetic relationships of the Empidoidea (Diptera) based on molecular and morphological evidence. 3rd Dresden Meeting on Insect Phylogeny, Dresden, September 2007. [invited presentation] Cumming, J.M. and S.E. Brooks. 2006. Generic limits within the Microphorella Becker group (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s. lat.; Parathalassiinae). 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan, September 2006. [invited presentation] Skevington, J.H., J.M. Cumming, B.J. Sinclair, B.M. Wiegmann and J.K. Moulton. 2006. Phylogeny of the Lower Cyclorrhapha. 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan, September 2006. [invited presentation] Sinclair, B.J. and J.M. Cumming. 2006. The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera). 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan, September 2006. [invited presentation] Skevington, J. H., J.M. Cumming, J.K. Moulton, B.M. Wiegmann, B.J Sinclair,
and B. Cassel. 2004. Unravelling the relationships of higher flies, the
Cyclorrhapha branch of the Diptera tree of life. 22nd International Congress
of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia. August, 2004. [invited symposium presentation] Cumming, J.M. 2003. Insects in amber, especially brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers. McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. April 2003. [invited presentation] Skevington, J.H., J.M. Cumming, B.J. Sinclair, B.M. Wiegmann and J.K.
Moulton. 2002. Molecular and morphological evidence supporting relationships
within Eremoneura: focus on Cyclorrhapha. 5th International Congress of
Dipterology, Brisbane, Australia, October, 2002. [invited symposium presentation]
Pollet, M.A.A. S.E. Brooks and J.M.Cumming. 2002. A catalogue of the Dolichopodidae
(Diptera) of America north of Mexico. 5th International Congress of Dipterology,
Brisbane, Australia, October, 2002. [poster presentation] Cumming, J.M. 2002. Systematics of Nearctic Platypalpus Macquart
(Empidoidea: Tachydromiinae). 5th International Congress of Dipterology,
Brisbane, Australia, October, 2002. Brooks, S.E and J.M. Cumming. 2001. A new genus of parathalassiine flies
from Baltic amber, with a cladistic analysis of the Microphorine + Dolichopodidae
lineage (Diptera: Empidoidea). Entomological Societies of Canada and Ontario,
Joint Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, Ontario. October, 2001. Cumming, J.M. and B.J. Sinclair. 2000. A cladistic classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera: Eremoneura). Entomological Societies of America, Canada and Quebec, Joint Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. December, 2000. [invited conference presentation] Cumming, J.M. and B.J. Sinclair. 2000. A new phylogenetic classification
of the Empidoidea (Diptera: Eremoneura). 21st International Congress of
Entomology, Iguassu Falls, Brazil. August, 2000.[invited symposium presentation] Cumming, J.M. 2000. The species groups of Nearctic Platypalpus
Macquart (Diptera: Empidoidea). 21st International Congress of Entomology,
Iguassu Falls, Brazil. August, 2000. [poster presentation] Cumming, J.M. 2000. Sexual selection in dance fly mating systems (Diptera:
Empididae: Empidinae) Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. March, 2000.
[invited presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1999. Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers. McGill University,
Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. March 1999. [invited presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1999. The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids
and Nematodes web site, with particular reference to the Diptera. 6th
North American Dipterists Society Field Meeting, Boone, North Carolina.
May, 1999. Grimaldi, D.A. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. The early radiation of higher flies:
Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers. 4th International Congress of
Dipterology, Oxford, United Kingdom. September, 1998. [invited joint keynote
presentation] Sinclair, B.J. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. The higher-level phylogeny of the
Empidoidea (Diptera). 4th International Congress of Dipterology, Oxford,
United Kingdom. September, 1998. Rafael, J.A. and J.M. Cumming. 1998. Monophyly and recognition of Macrostomus
Wiedemann and Porphyrochroa Melander (Empididae; Empidinae).
4th International Congress of Dipterology, Oxford, United Kingdom. September,
1998. [poster presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1997. Dance flies, dunce flies, or cheap dates? The evolution
of nuptial gift presentation in the Empididae. Entomological Society of
Ontario, Annual Meeting, London, Ontario. November, 1997. [invited symposium
presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1997. Identification and pest management of flies affecting
livestock in Canada: online dissemination of biosystematic information.
Entomological Society of Canada, Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta. October,
1997. Cumming, J.M. and B.J. Sinclair. 1996. The higher level phylogeny of Eremoneura
(Diptera: Brachycera). 20th International Congress of Entomology, Firenze,
Italy. August, 1996. [invited symposium presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1994. The adaptive significance of pinnate scales, enlarged
wings, and reversible pleural sacs in female Empidinae (Diptera: Empididae).
3rd International Congress of Dipterology, Guelph, Canada. August, 1994. Sinclair, B.J. and J.M. Cumming. 1994. Phylogenetic relationships within
the Empidoidea (Diptera). 3rd International Congress of Dipterology, Guelph,
Canada. August, 1994. Cumming, J.M. 1992. From flat feet to swollen heads: phylogenetic relationships
of the 'Aschiza' (Diptera: Brachycera). Entomological Society of America,
Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, December, 1992. [invited conference
presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1992. Sexual selection and the evolution of dance fly mating
systems (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae). Ball's Circle: A Merry Go 'Round
in Systematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. November, 1992.
[invited symposium presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1992. Naughty bits, nuptial gifts, and kinky shifts: sexual
selection in the evolution of empidoid flies (Diptera). Interdepartmental
Seminar Series on Systematics and Evolution, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario. March, 1992. [invited presentation] Cumming, J.M. and B.J. Sinclair. 1990. Fusion and confusion: interpretation
of male genitalic homologies in Empidoidea (Diptera). 2nd International
Congress of Dipterology, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. August, 1990. [invited
symposium presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships within the Tachydromiinae
(Diptera: Empidoidea). 2nd International Congress of Dipterology, Bratislava,
Czechoslovakia. August, 1990. Cumming,
J.M. 1989. A preliminary analysis of phylogenetic relationships within
the Tachydromiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea). Entomological Society of America,
Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. December, 1989. Cumming, J.M. 1989. VESPID spells: Vespidae, Eumeninae, Symmorphus,
Phylogenetics, Inference and Distribution. Ottawa Entomology Club, Carleton
University, Ottawa, Ontario. September, 1989. [invited presentation] Cumming, J.M. 1988. Historical zoogeography of the eumenine wasp genus
Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). 18th International
Congress of Entomology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July, 1988. Cumming, J.M. 1987. Classification and evolution of the eumenine wasp
genus Symmorphus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Entomological
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