The Type-Material of Diptera (Insecta) Described by G. H. Verrall and J. E. Collin (Oxford University Museum Publication) - Hardcover

Pont, Adrian C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198549199 ISBN 13: 9780198549192

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1995

Synopsis

The Verrall-Collin collection of some 30,000 specimens of two-winged flies (Diptera) was presented to the Hope Entomological Collections of the Oxford University Museum in 1967. It is the single most important private collection in Britain, and contains a more complete representation of British flies than does the Natural History Museum in London. Within the collection are 550 fly species which were described by Verrall and Collin for the first time; reference to these original 'type specimens' is vital for taxonomic studies of flies. This book provides a detailed catalog of all the species described by Verrall and Collin, with associated biographical and historical information. Because of the significance of this collection, it is a must for university libraries, museums with entomological collections, and scientists studying Diptera.

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About the Author

Adrian C. Pont is the Honorary Assistant Curator, Hope Entomological Collections, University Museum, Oxford

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198549199
• ISBN 13: 9780198549192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248