<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Yes, this is sad news for this summer.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I was fortunate to work with Tore on the description of<span> </span><em>Eristalis fratercula</em><span> </span>larvae some years ago. He was always kind, generous with his knowledge, optimistic, and full of enthusiasm. Rest in peace.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">All the best,</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Santos</font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif">—</span><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><strong style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Santos Rojo</strong><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources</span><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Head, Research Group on Bionomics, Systematics and Applied Research on Insects</span><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Faculty of Sciences III, University of Alicante, Spain</span><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a rel="noopener" href="https://dcarn.ua.es/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://dcarn.ua.es</a><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#0b5394"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El El dom, 10 ago 2025 a las 11:14, Francis Gilbert <<a href="mailto:Francis.Gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk" target="_blank">Francis.Gilbert@nottingham.ac.uk</a>> escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>That is very sad news. Tore was a real gentleman, a lovely man, and a very fine syrphidologist. I shall miss him.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr Francis Gilbert<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG72RD, UK<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">website:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Syrphidae <<a href="mailto:syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">syrphidae-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a>>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On Behalf Of </b>Arjen Leendertse<br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> 10 August 2025 08:48<br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> <a href="mailto:syrphidae@nottingham.ac.uk" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">syrphidae@nottingham.ac.uk</a><br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam<u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to share with you that Tore R. Nielsen passed away on 4th August in Oslo at an age of 87 years. Tore has had innumerable contributions to the Syrphidae taxonomy, especially in the genus Platycheirus. He was always keen to share
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<p class="MsoNormal">A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small obituary on Facebook (in Norwegian): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Arjen Leendertse<u></u><u></u></p>
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