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A selection of books on Diptera - New and Used
Dipterists Meeting November 2022
We are sorry not to be attending the Dipterists meeting this year with our usual book display.
However, we are pleased to offer attendees of the meeting, both phsyical and virtual,
***FREE POSTAGE***
on any order for books until the end of November (to UK addresses only).
We offer a small selection of both new and antiquarian/second-hand books on Diptera below, but the free postage applies to any books offered on our website.
TO OBTAIN FREE STANDARD POSTAGE ON YOUR ORDER, PLEASE ENTER THE FOLLOWING DISCOUNT CODE DURING CHECKOUT:
FPD2822XJF
You may also contact us by e-mail or phone to take advantage of this offer. Just quote 'Dipterists Free Postage Offer'.
Julie and Ian Johnson
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by Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A.
Cat No. : 51120, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col photos, col & b/w ilus, dist maps
Paperback £14.99
Described in this field guide are eight families of flies that have three pulvilli on their feet (tarsi) as a common characteristic. These are older and closely related families of flies (more)
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by Chandler, P.
Cat No. : 49910, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £49.50
£55.00 (Save £5.50)
This Handbook covers the subfamily Mycetophilinae of the family Mycetophilidae, commonly known as the fungus gnats. Most are found in forests and other wooded habitats, as might be expected since the (more)
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by Sivell, O.
Cat No. : 43382, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos, text figs
Paperback £39.95
Identification guide to the adults of all British species in the families Calliphoridae, Polleniidae and Rhiniidae. It takes an original approach, using high quality diagnostic photographs (more)
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by Stubbs, A.
Cat No. : 19606, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 32 col plates, numerous line drawings
Hardback £36.00
Covers the 350 species of British craneflies with descriptions, distribution, ecology and habitat information. Includes illustrated keys to enable accurate identification. The plates show markings (more)
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by Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Sinclair, B.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 34945, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col + b/w figs, line drawings
Hardback £99.00
This volume, the third in the series, includes family chapters by the world's leading experts, dealing with 51 of the 108 families of flies that occur in the region. It covers the (more)
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by Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Sinclair, B.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 33331, Published : 2017, Illustrations : 1360 col + 130 b/w figs, 1430 line drawings
Hardback £52.00
Second of a four-volume work, a collaboration of over 90 international experts on Diptera, is the first-ever synopsis of the 108 families of flies known from the Afrotropical Region and includes (more)
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by Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Sinclair, B.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 33330, Published : 2017, Illustrations : 40 col maps, 800 col + 60 b/w figs, 690 line drawings
Hardback £39.00
First of a four-volume work, a collaboration of over 90 international experts on Diptera, is the first-ever synopsis of the 108 families of flies known from the Afrotropical Region and includes (more)
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by Broek, R. van den; Schulten, A.
Cat No. : 32962, Published : 2017, Illustrations : col photos, drawings
Paperback £16.99
Text English. Illustrated field guide to the Robberflies (Asilidae) of the Netherlands and Belgium as well as from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Northwest-Germany and northern France. Species accounts (more)
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by Lindström, A.; Eklöf, D.
Cat No. : 50530, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £9.99
Test Swedish. A field guide to the Culicidae (mosquitoes) of north and northwest Europe. 51 established species and 12 that have not beeen recorded in Sweden but may become established are included. (more)
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by Barendregt, A.
Cat No. : 49197, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Paperback £19.50
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to the Sciomyzidae of the Netherlands. (more)
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by Reemer, M.; de Jong, H.
Cat No. : 31795, Published : 2016, Illustrations : 335 figs (including col photos, line drawings + maps)
Paperback £19.50
Text Dutch with English summary and key. Illustrated key to the flat-footed flies of North-western Europe. All 36 Dutch species plus an additional 12 species found in neighbouring countries may be (more)
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by Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J.
Cat No. : 31400, Published : 2016, Illustrations : 54 plates
Paperback £185.00
Summarizes and updates all current information on morphology, taxonomy and distribution of the Central European Muscidae since Hennig´s famous monograph on the Palaearctic species of this family (more)
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by Skuhravá, M.; Skuhravý, V.
Cat No. : 46884, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col + b/w photos
Hardback £68.00
This publication, written by two well-known, highly respected Czech entomologists, provides a summary of knowledge on gall midges (Cecidomyiidae). This book covers their biology, occurrence and (more)
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by Yukawa, J.; Tokuda, M. (Eds)
Cat No. : 50707, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 18 col illus, 30 b/w illus
Paperback £119.99
This book provides practical ecological, ethological, evolutionary, and biogeographic data for gall-inducing cecidomyiids, their galls and host plants, based on field surveys, laboratory experiments (more)
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by Papp, L.; Cerný, M.
Cat No. : 29193, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 226 figs
Hardback £69.50
Text English. Final volume of this 4-volume monograph on the Agromyzidae of Hungary. Volume 4 contains the third systematic part of the subfamily Phytomyzinae with the genera Chromatomyia (33 spp.), (more)
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by Mikan, J.C.
Cat No. : 44503, Published : 1796, Illustrations : 4 hand-col plates
Hardback £350.00
Rare. Descriptions of beefly (Bombyliidae) species from Bohemia. Attractive hand-coloured plates by the author. Horn-Schenkling 15112; Evenhuis (1997) Litteratura Taxonomica Dipterorum Vol. (more)
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by Fabricius, J.C.
Cat No. : 44499, Published : 1805
Hardback £360.00
First edition. This volume is devoted to Diptera. Johann Christian Fabricius (1745-1808) was a Danish entomologist and a student of Linnaeus. He is considered one of the most important entomologists (more)
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by Meigen, Johann Wilhelm
Cat No. : 44474, Published : 1818-1838, Illustrations : 74 plates (10 hand-col)
Hardback £1,250.00
First editons. Plates mounted allowing them to foldout. This work may be found with plates coloured or uncoloured. In this set most of the plates are uncoloured, but the 10 plates in Vol. II are (more)
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by Wiedemann, C.R.W.
Cat No. : 43791, Published : 1821, Illustrations : 2 folding engraved plates
Hardback £250.00
Text Latin. Rare. [Second edition]. This is the enlarged edition combining parts 1 and 2 of the first edition (1820) and omitting the 4-page 'Prooemium' (pp. i-iv) of the second part. Part 1 has the (more)
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by Macquart, J.
Cat No. : 43787, Published : 1838-1855, Illustrations : 187 plates (82 hand-coloured), 9 folding tables
Hardback £1,850.00
Text French. Very scarce. Lithographic plates by the author, unusually, those to Tome 1 and Tome 2 (Pt 1+2) are hand-coloured (apart from one illustrating wings only). (Plates numbered 1-25; 1-14; (more)
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by Wiedemann, C.R.W.
Cat No. : 43789, Published : 1828-1830, Illustrations : 12 lithographic plates
Hardback £460.00
First edition, complete in two volumes. Rare. In this work Wiedemann describes 1000 new species and redescribes 500 (mainly Fabrician) species. This work supplements that of Meigen, who described (more)
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by Macquart, J.
Cat No. : 43786, Published : 1834-1835, Illustrations : 24 hand-col plates
Hardback £750.00
Forms part of the 'Suites à Buffon'. Engraved plates by the author. Rare, particularly so with plates hand-coloured. Pierre Justin Marie Macquart (1776-1855) was a French dipterist. He produced a (more)
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by Osten-Sacken, C.R.; van der Wulp, F.M.; Williston, S.W.
Cat No. : 43163, Published : 1886-1897, Illustrations : 14 (of 21) col plates
Hardback £550.00
Comprising the major part of the section on Diptera: Vol. I: Cecidomyiidae-Empididae: pp. 1-216, 3 plates (1886-1887) [lacking the Supplement, pp. 217-378, with 3 additional plates]; Vol. II: (more)
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by Marshall, S.A.
Cat No. : 49703, Published : 2012, Illustrations : 2000+ col photos
Hardback £50.00
A landmark reference book. Most photographs were taken in the field and show the insects in their natural environment. All of the world's fly families are included, with photographic coverage (more)
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by Wanqi, X.; Chienming, C.
Cat No. : 49083, Published : 1996, Illustrations : 653 line drawings, 32 col plates
Hardback £240.00
Text Chinese with English abstracts to each family. Includes 30 families, 660 genera, 4209 species (Cyclorrhapha), including 5 new genera, 258 new species, 4 new subspecies. (more)
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by Bezzi, M.
Cat No. : 44443, Published : 1924, Illustrations : 46 text figs
Hardback £95.00
Very scarce. (more)
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by Kertesz, C.
Cat No. : 43464, Published : 1902-1910
Hardback £500.00
Rare. Kalman Kertesz (1867-1922) was a Hungarian entomologist, Director of the Zoological Department, Hungarian National Museum. He planned this world catalogue of Diptera in 10 volumes, but only the (more)
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