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Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile is a series of books produced by the British Museum (Natural History) (now called the Natural History Museum). The books detail the Diptera collected primarily by the museum's expeditions to Patagonia in 1926, sometimes with notes of some later collections and material held in other collections.
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane flies | Fasc 1 | 1929 | Alexander, C.P. | 1-240 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychodidae | Fasc 1 | 1929 | Tonnoir, A.L. | 1-32 |
| Blepharoceridae | Fasc 2 | 1929 | Edwards, F.W. | 33-75 |
| Bibionidae, Scatopsidae, Cecidomyiidae, Culicidae, Thaumaleidae (Orphnephilidae), Anisopodidae (Rhyphidae) | Fasc 3 | 1930 | Edwards, F.W. | 77-119 |
| Simuliidae, Ceratopogonidae | Fasc 4 | 1931 | Edwards, F.W.; Ingram, A.; Macfie, J. | 121-232 |
| Chironomidae | Fasc 5 | 1931 | Edwards, F.W. | 233-331 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycetophilidae | Fasc 1 | 1951 | Freeman, P. | 1-138 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empididae | Fasc 1 | 1933 | Collin, J E | 1-334 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolichopodidae | Fasc 1 | 1930 | Van Duzee, M.C. | 1-92 |
| Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Bombyliidae, Nemestrinidae, Cyrtidae | Fasc 2 | 1930 | Aubertin, D.; Krober, O.; Edwards, F.W. | 93-197 |
| Rhagionidae, Therevidae, Lonchopteridae; Scenopinidae, Mydaidae, Asilidae | Fasc 3 | 1932 | Malloch, J.R.; Edwards, F.W.; Bromley, S.W. | 199-293 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sciadoceridae and Phoridae | Fasc 1 | 1929 | Schmitz, H. | 1-42 |
| Phoridae, Platypezidae, Pipunculidae, Sphaeroceridae (Borboridae), Ephydridae | Fasc 2 | 1931 | Schmitz, H.; Collin, J.E.; Richards, O.W.; Cresson, E. [1] | 43-116 |
| Ephydridae (Supplement), Syrphidae, Conopidae | Fasc 3 | 1933 | Edwards, F.W.; Shannon, R.C.; Aubertin, D.; Malloch, J.R. | 117-175 |
| Acalyptrata; Heleomyzidae, Trypetidae, Sciomyzidae, Sapromyzidae | Fasc 4 | 1933 | Malloch, J.R. | 177-389 |
| Acalyptrata (concluded) | Fasc 5 | 1934 | Malloch, J.R. | 393-489 |
| Acalyptrata (Key to Families) | Fasc 6 | 1948 | Malloch, J.R. | 491-507 |
| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tachinidae | Fasc 1 | 1934 | Aldrich, J.M | 1-170 |
| Muscidae | Fasc 2 | 1934 | Malloch, J.R. | 171-346 |
| Calliphoridae (Sarcophaginae, Calliphorinae) | Fasc 3 | 1937 | Hall, D.G.; Smart, J. | 347-389 |
Francisco Pascasio Moreno was a prominent explorer and academic in Argentina, where he is usually referred to as Perito Moreno. Perito Moreno has been credited as one of the most influential figures in the Argentine incorporation of large parts of Patagonia and its subsequent development.
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.
Hermann Schmitz was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.
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Poliops is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae.
Pinacocerus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Chile and Argentina.
Austroleptis is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Austroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. They are small to moderately sized flies of around 3 to 7.7 mm.
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Archiborborus is a genus of flies belonging to the family lesser dung flies.
Archicollinella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Ceratomerus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
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Notomanes is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae.
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