From arjen.leendertse at gmail.com Sun Aug 10 08:48:00 2025 From: arjen.leendertse at gmail.com (Arjen Leendertse) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:48:00 +0200 Subject: [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam Message-ID: Dear Syrphidae-friends, 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 his knowledge and encouraged others to enjoy and study Syrphidae. A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small obituary on Facebook (in Norwegian): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/ Arjen Leendertse S?rsj?vegen 17 4052 R?yneberg Norway Tel: +47 924 40 169 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tore has had innumerable contributions to the Syrphidae taxonomy, especially in the genus Platycheirus. He was always keen to share his knowledge and encouraged others to enjoy and study Syrphidae. A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small obituary on Facebook (in Norwegian): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/ Arjen Leendertse S?rsj?vegen 17 4052 R?yneberg Norway Tel: +47 924 40 169 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From santos.rojo at ua.es Mon Aug 11 09:05:13 2025 From: santos.rojo at ua.es (Santos Rojo) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:05:13 +0200 Subject: [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes, this is sad news for this summer. I was fortunate to work with Tore on the description of *Eristalis fratercula* larvae some years ago. He was always kind, generous with his knowledge, optimistic, and full of enthusiasm. Rest in peace. All the best, Santos ? *Santos Rojo* Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources Head, Research Group on Bionomics, Systematics and Applied Research on Insects Faculty of Sciences III, University of Alicante, Spain https://dcarn.ua.es El El dom, 10 ago 2025 a las 11:14, Francis Gilbert < Francis.Gilbert at nottingham.ac.uk> escribi?: > That is very sad news. Tore was a real gentleman, a lovely man, and a very > fine syrphidologist. I shall miss him. > > > > Francis > > > > > > Dr Francis Gilbert > > Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, > Nottingham NG72RD, UK > > website: www-web.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg > > > > > > > *From:* Syrphidae *On Behalf > Of *Arjen Leendertse > *Sent:* 10 August 2025 08:48 > *To:* syrphidae at nottingham.ac.uk > *Subject:* [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam > > > > You don't often get email from arjen.leendertse at gmail.com. Learn why this > is important > > Dear Syrphidae-friends, > > > > 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 his knowledge and encouraged > others to enjoy and study Syrphidae. > > A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small obituary on > Facebook (in Norwegian): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/ > > > > Arjen Leendertse > > S?rsj?vegen 17 > > 4052 R?yneberg > > Norway > > Tel: +47 924 40 169 > _______________________________________________ > Syrphidae mailing list > Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank.vandemeutter at gmail.com Wed Aug 13 09:26:04 2025 From: frank.vandemeutter at gmail.com (Frank Van de Meutter) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:26:04 +0200 Subject: [Syrphidae] pdf request In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, people working on the fauna of the Balkan area or with a wider interest in European hoverflies may be interested in our new paper that adds 31 new species to the fauna of Greece, with the description of a new species of *Cheilosia *(*C. pangeoensis* Van de Meutter & Bot, 2025). It is published in the *Bolet?n de la Asociaci?n espa?ola de Entomolog?a *and can be downloaded free of charge via the link below. https://www.entomologica.es/publicaciones-boletin/art2091 keep on syrphing, Frank Op wo 16 jul 2025 om 16:39 schreef ximo mengual sanchis : > Dear Babak, > > Attached you may find the article ;) > > Best, > > Ximo > > ******************************************************** > Dr. Ximo Mengual > Head of the Diptera Section > Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig > Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels > Adenauerallee 127 ? 53113 Bonn, Germany > > Phone: 0049 (0)228 9122 292 > ZFMK web > > https://www.bolgermany.de/ | http://syrphidae.myspecies.info/ > > El s?b, 12 jul 2025, 5:24 a. m., Babak Gharali > escribi?: > >> Dear Colleages >> Hi >> I am looking for the following paper. >> >> >> Seguy, E.1935. ?tude sur quelques dipt?res nouveaux de la Chine >> orientale. Notes d?Entomologie Chinoise 2: 175?184. >> Could you please help me to find this and read it. >> All the best >> Babak >> >> >> >> Babak Gharali (Associate Professor) >> Department of Entomology >> Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources >> Shahid Beheshti Blvd. No. 118, >> Ghazvin, Iran >> _______________________________________________ >> Syrphidae mailing list >> Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk >> https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae >> > _______________________________________________ > Syrphidae mailing list > Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Francis.Gilbert at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Aug 13 09:58:50 2025 From: Francis.Gilbert at nottingham.ac.uk (Francis Gilbert) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:58:50 +0000 Subject: [Syrphidae] FW: pdf request In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dr Francis Gilbert Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG72RD, UK website: www-web.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg From: Syrphidae On Behalf Of Frank Van de Meutter Sent: 13 August 2025 09:26 To: Hoverfly discussion list Subject: Re: [Syrphidae] pdf request Hi all, people working on the fauna of the Balkan area or with a wider interest in European hoverflies may be interested in our new paper that adds 31 new species to the fauna of Greece, with the description of a new species of Cheilosia (C. pangeoensis Van de Meutter & Bot, 2025). It is published in the Bolet?n de la Asociaci?n espa?ola de Entomolog?a and can be downloaded free of charge via the link below. https://www.entomologica.es/publicaciones-boletin/art2091 keep on syrphing, Frank Op wo 16 jul 2025 om 16:39 schreef ximo mengual sanchis >: Dear Babak, Attached you may find the article ;) Best, Ximo ******************************************************** Dr. Ximo Mengual Head of the Diptera Section Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Adenauerallee 127 ? 53113 Bonn, Germany Phone: 0049 (0)228 9122 292 ZFMK web https://www.bolgermany.de/ | http://syrphidae.myspecies.info/ El s?b, 12 jul 2025, 5:24 a. m., Babak Gharali > escribi?: Dear Colleages Hi I am looking for the following paper. Seguy, E.1935. ?tude sur quelques dipt?res nouveaux de la Chine orientale. Notes d?Entomologie Chinoise 2: 175?184. Could you please help me to find this and read it. 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From grigory.v.popov at gmail.com Wed Aug 13 11:38:08 2025 From: grigory.v.popov at gmail.com (Grigory Popov) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:38:08 +0200 Subject: [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The passing of Tore is a profound loss that leaves an ache in the heart. I first came to know him in the 1990s, met him in person in Glasgow in 2011, and remained in correspondence with him and his wife Ingrid until this year. Tore was a man of remarkable integrity, kindness, and generosity of spirit. All who had the privilege of knowing him will remember his constant readiness to help and support, no matter the circumstances. I treasure the photographs I have of him, most taken during symposia, and I believe we could create a shared folder to honor his memory and the legacy he leaves behind. Grigory. *************************************** Grigory V. Popov, Dr, PhD senior researcher Section of Entomology and Collection Management I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Bohdan Khmelnytsky st. 15, 01601 Kyiv UKRAINE mobile +380-50-5638552 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2519-1937 Scopus Author ID: 57201949137 https://sites.google.com/site/syrphidaeofukraine/cv https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004247400357 e-mail grigory.v.popov at gmail.com ??, 10 ????. 2025??., 09:48 ?????????? Arjen Leendertse < arjen.leendertse at gmail.com> ????: > Dear Syrphidae-friends, > > 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 his knowledge and encouraged > others to enjoy and study Syrphidae. > A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small obituary on > Facebook (in Norwegian): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/ > > Arjen Leendertse > S?rsj?vegen 17 > 4052 R?yneberg > Norway > Tel: +47 924 40 169 > _______________________________________________ > Syrphidae mailing list > Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From syrphid58 at gmail.com Wed Aug 13 12:44:46 2025 From: syrphid58 at gmail.com (Roger Morris) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:44:46 +0100 Subject: [Syrphidae] Tore Randulff Nielsen - in memoriam In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <23d077a8-d0c4-4b39-ba0c-e4ed01bcddea@gmail.com> Well said Grigory I think I may have photos of Tore too and will look them out. There is really a need for a full obituary - I wonder if somebody would be in a position to write one. Whether perhaps it might be appropriate for the J. van Syrphidae? I suspect there might also be space in Dipterists Digest given Tore's standing - I will mention to Peter Chandler. Kindest regards Roger On 13/08/2025 11:38, Grigory Popov wrote: > The passing of Tore is a profound loss that leaves an ache in the > heart. I first came to know him in the 1990s, met him in person in > Glasgow in 2011, and remained in correspondence with him and his wife > Ingrid until this year. Tore was a man of remarkable integrity, > kindness, and generosity of spirit. All who had the privilege of > knowing him will remember his constant readiness to help and support, > no matter the circumstances. I treasure the photographs I have of him, > most taken during symposia, and I believe we could create a shared > folder to honor his memory and the legacy he leaves behind. > > Grigory. > > *************************************** > Grigory V. Popov, Dr, PhD > senior researcher > Section of Entomology and Collection Management > I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology > National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine > Bohdan Khmelnytsky st. 15, 01601 Kyiv > UKRAINE > mobile +380-50-5638552 > https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2519-1937 > Scopus Author ID: 57201949137 > https://sites.google.com/site/syrphidaeofukraine/cv > https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004247400357 > e-mail grigory.v.popov at gmail.com > > > > > > ??, 10 ????. 2025??., 09:48 ?????????? Arjen Leendertse > ????: > > Dear Syrphidae-friends, > > 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 his knowledge and > encouraged others to enjoy and study Syrphidae. > A dear friend will be missed. Stavanger Museum posted a small > obituary on Facebook (in Norwegian): > https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BsG5M5X48/ > > Arjen Leendertse > S?rsj?vegen 17 > 4052 R?yneberg > Norway > Tel: +47 924 40 169 > _______________________________________________ > Syrphidae mailing list > Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae > > > _______________________________________________ > Syrphidae mailing list > Syrphidae at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/syrphidae -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrevaneck at freedom.nl Sat Aug 16 18:38:50 2025 From: andrevaneck at freedom.nl (=?UTF-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_van_Eck?=) Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:38:50 +0200 Subject: [Syrphidae] Violovitsh 1975 Message-ID: <7d2db4d584e056b06292e9d8a2d9fdf3@freedom.nl> Could anyone provide me of the following paper, describing _Dasysyrphus kegali_, please: Violovitsh, N.A. 1975. 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