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The Diptera Collection

The entire collection is sorted to family and a substantial part to species. Particular strengths are North European and Mediterranean orthorhaphans, syrphids, and calyptrates, and Patagonian Brachycera. There are also good holdings of various Brachycera from Kashmir, S India, Thailand, Philippines, Bismark Is., and East Africa.
The collection contains numerous types; in addition to Fabrician types, types of C.R.W. Wiedemann, R.C. Staeger, and W. Lundbeck may be mentioned.
The Diptera collection is currently being registered and a preliminary list of material in the collection can be found on the Diptera Collection homepage.

Curator: Thomas Pape