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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cyrille:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To provide you with answer but also to inform ALL
...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A group of us is now working on a CONSPECTUS to the
flower flies of the Afrotropical Region which will include a key to the genera
(or distinctive groups) along with a comprehensive monographic catalog of the
literature.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The manuscript is finished, but we are having
difficulties getting support for the appropriate and necessary illustrations.
So, we are willing to share the manuscript as is with specialists given that
they respect our investment, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As for Senegal, there is no real overview of the
flower flies of that country. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The basic work for the Afrotropical region is
Bezzi (1915) which was the last and only attempt as an overall monograph for the
region, but largely limited to material at the British Museum (Natural History),
etc. Curran did a series of papers based mainly Congo material in the
1930s. Since then there has been no attempts at comprehensive work. And no
country level work. Madagascar the only exception with Keiser (1971) but this
was based only on the material he collected.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Henri Dirickx (1998) provided a very nice catalog
for the region and Andy Whittington (2004) provided a nice statistical
"assessment."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We would greatly encourage your friend to COLLECT
and appropriately prepare what they do collect. Then at least some of us will be
willing to work with them to get an appropriate documentation of the flower
flies of Senegal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Likewise for others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Yesterday, Maria Angles Marcos from Alicante wrote
to us about having a student going to Reunion. From that we hope to enlarge our
knowledge, especially of the immatures.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So, while we are slow (for various reasons) in
getting formally published, we are quite willing to work with those interested
in Afrotropical flower flies. Or I should say on behalf of myself, those of the
non-Palaearctic areas as I have other joint projects in the Oriental and
Neotropical regions and some solo efforts for Australia, New Zealand and
Oceania. As I benfited years ago from Dick Vockeroth, I remain willing to share
with others interested in flower flies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Chris Thompson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:32
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Syrphidae] SENEGAL</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR><BR>For a friend who will travel in Senegal this
summer.<BR>Are there any publications about hoverflies in the country (or
region).<BR><BR>Thank you for your
responses.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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