[Syrphidae] Re: special issue of Studia dipterologica Supplement in honor of Dr F. Christian Thompson

Tue Mar 2 16:52:24 GMT 2021

Dear André, dear all,

this is a small clarification to André's email. The statement by André
about the lectotype designation of *Pelecocera* (now *Pseudopelecocera*)
*latifrons* is *FALSE*.

We studied the type material of *Ischyroptera annulipes* Lindner, *Pelecocera
sareptana* Enderlein, and *Pelecocera latifrons* Loew. Based on our own
research and the current evidence, we designated a lectotype for P.
latifrons. This specimens used to have a handwritten label from Chris
Thompson. But we did study the available type material ourselves. We did
not based our decision on unpublished notes as André said. In any case, we *DID
NOT* misappropriate Chris's work.

André, you should think twice before expressing (wild?) ideas and accusing
colleagues of plagiarism. Even if this was not your intention, your email
makes a false accusation on our work and disparages our research; something
that we will not tolerate.

A public apology to all the authors would be appropriate now.

Sincerely,

Ximo

El mar, 2 mar 2021 a las 16:19, Andre van Eck (<eckvana at xs4all.nl>)
escribió:

> Just an idea:
> Chris Thompson had many unfinished papers and millions of notes. He
> visited a great number of collections and had an enormous knowledge on so
> many fields of study, which is difficult to catch in a paper. However, his
> work is of great use to many of us, and would be lost, or at least heavily
> fragmented, without further action. So, here's my (wild?) idea:
>
> Would it be interesting to publish all of Thompson's unpublished documents
> and notes, without [our] comments, in this supplement of SD?? So all of us
> can make use of it and study its scientific value?
> What we might want to add, eg. is where we used his unpublished notes
> already. For example: Mengual et al (2015)  designate a lectotype of *Pelecocera
> latifrons*, based upon his unpublished notes. They also make other
> remarks based on Thompson's unpublished notes.
> This cross-linking can be very useful for future studies.
>
> We would need his families consent.
> What would Chris Thompson himself have wanted?
>
> Best wishes,
> André
>
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> Op 02-03-2021 13:52 schreef Kurt Jordaens <kjordaens2 at gmail.com>:
>
>
> *An Invitation to Contribute to the Special Issue of Studia dipterologica
> Supplement in honor of Dr F. Christian Thompson (* 24 April 1944 - † 4
> February 2021)*
>
> Dear colleague,
>
> It is our pleasure and privilege to serve as guest editors for a special
> issue of the journal *Studia dipterologica Supplement* in honor of our
> colleague Chris Thompson. The volume of Chris’s work and accomplishments
> are inspiring and in fact difficult to capture. Suffice it to say that
> Chris’ global knowledge of the Syrphidae fauna was immense and, amongst
> numerous other scientific contributions, he has erected 28 new generic
> names and 150 species within the family! In addition, Chris had a profound
> effect on other things, including the promotion of databasing of museum
> collections and establishing and maintaining the world database of flies *Systema
> Dipterorum*.
>
> *Topics of Interest*
>
> The special issue will be dedicated to highlight Chris’ contribution to
> the study of Syrphidae, or other Diptera families.
>
> Potential (but non-exclusive) topics will include:
>
> 1) overviews of Chris’ contribution to dipterology and/or syrphidology, or
> of particular taxa and/or (bio)geographical areas;
>
> 2) species descriptions dedicated to Chris, hover fly species descriptions
> / revisions, previous and/or ongoing/unfinished collaborations with Chris,
> etc.;
>
> 3) literature overview of Chris’ work;
>
> 4) historical overview of *Systema Dipterorum* or the influence of *Systema
> Dipterorum* in current work.
>
> If choosing to contribute, please submit a brief summary (maximum 5 lines,
> including estimated length of article including plates) for pre-review by
> the guest editors before April 15, 2021. Contributions will not be accepted
> without pre-submission approval (guest editors want to avoid duplication of
> content).
>
> Apart from the scientific contributions we also offer the possibility to
> share short stories and memories on your collaboration with Chris, as well
> as pictures of Chris (*e*.*g*., at conferences, ISS). We will compile all
> stories, memories and pictures into one chapter of the special issue.
> Please provide a caption for each picture and add a photo credit.
>
> We also welcome pictures of hoverfly species (imagoes, larvae, pupae etc.)
> described by Chris which we will compile in plates and that will be
> published in the special issue as well. Please provide a caption for each
> picture and add a photo credit to each picture.
>
> *Submission Guidelines*
>
> You may consult the journal’s website for more information on the journal:
> http://www.studia-dipt.de/index.html
>
> Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at: paragoides at gmail.com
>
> Author guidelines are the same as for *Studia dipterologica* and may be
> consulted in the following pdf http://www.studia-dipt.de/authorse.pdf or
> on the journal’s website http://www.studia-dipt.de/instruce.htm
>
> Submissions must neither have been submitted nor published elsewhere. All
> the manuscripts submitted to this special issue will be peer-reviewed and
> selected in accordance with the journal standards.
>
> Contributions are free-of-charge. Each author will receive to 4 copies of
> the entire volume free of charge (hard-cover; printed in color), plus a
> free pdf of her/his article 3 months after the publication. Co-authors will
> receive 2 copies of the entire book.
>
> *Timeline*
>
> Expression of interest: April 15, 2021
>
> Submission due date: August 31, 2021
>
> Final decision notification: October 31, 2021
>
> Publication date (tentative): December 2021 or  January 2022
>
>
> *Guest Editors*
>
> Dr  Kurt Jordaens
>
> Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
>
> E-mail: kurt.jordaens at africamuseum.be
>
>
> Dr Jeffrey Skevington
>
> Canadian National Collections of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa,
> Canada
>
> E-mail: jhskevington at gmail.com
>
>
> Dr Ximo Mengual
>
> Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
>
> E-mail: x.mengual at leibniz-zfmk.de <X.Mengual at zfmk.de>
>
>
> Thank you very much for your time and consideration in this matter. We
> would appreciate it if you could let us know at your earliest convenience
> (kindly before April 15, 2021) whether or not you will be submitting a
> paper. We are looking forward to hear from you soon!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Guest editors: Kurt Jordaens, Jeff Skevington and Ximo Mengual
>
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