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The history of dipterology at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, with special reference to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2012

Jeffrey M. Cumming ,
Bradley J. Sinclair ,
Scott E. Brooks ,
James E. O'Hara  and
Jeffrey H. Skevington
Jeffrey M. Cumming*
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
Bradley J. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, and Ottawa Plant Laboratory–Entomology, Canadian Food Inpection Agency, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
Scott E. Brooks
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
James E. O'Hara
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
Jeffrey H. Skevington
Affiliation:
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA OC6
*
Corresponding author (e-mail: jeff.cumming@agr.gc.ca).
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Abstract

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.

Résumé

On décrit brièvement l'histoire de la recherche en diptère à la Collection nationale canadienne d'insectes. On présente de courtes biographies des coordonnateurs du Manuel de diptères néarctiques, ainsi que le développement du projet du manuel pour fournir de l'information sur leurs réalisations. On fourni des listes de références publiées par chaque coordinateur et des noms patronymiques en leur honneur. Ce numéro est en l'honneur des contributions remarquables des coordinateurs J. Frank McAlpine, Bobbie V. Peterson, Guy E. Shewell, Herbert J. Teskey, J. Richard Vockeroth, et D. Monty Wood.

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Research Article
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 143 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 539 - 577
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2011

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