[Syrphidae] Re: special issue of Studia dipterologica Supplement in honor of Dr F. Christian Thompson
Andre van Eck
eckvana at xs4all.nl
Tue Mar 2 17:12:40 GMT 2021
Dear Ximo and dear colleagues,
By no means I was thinking of, let alone accusing anyone of plagiarism. Why would I?
If that is the impression I made to you all, I want to express my sincere apologies to all authors and to all my colleagues!
I do know you studied those types yourself too. I misinterpreted that part in the paper mentioned earlier. This is my lack of experience in this type of studies.
If anyone could see me now, I have a red face of shame.
André van Eck
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> Op 02-03-2021 17:52 schreef ximo mengual sanchis <xmengual at gmail.com>:
>
>
> 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 We did not based our decision on unpublished notes as André said.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 mailto:eckvana at xs4all.nl >) escribió:
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> > > 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 Would it be interesting to publish all of Thompson's unpublished documents and notes, without [our] comments, in this supplement of SD??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 mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto:kurt.jordaens at africamuseum.be
> > >
> > > Dr Jeffrey Skevington
> > > Canadian National Collections of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada
> > > E-mail: jhskevington at gmail.com mailto:jhskevington at gmail.com
> > >
> > > Dr Ximo Mengual
> > > Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
> > > E-mail: x.mengual at leibniz-zfmk.de mailto: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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