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Catalogues: The outstanding catalogue is Kertesz, Catalogus Dipterorum 

 (1902-1910), the seven volumes covering the world fauna but being completed 

 only to the Cyclorrhapha Schizophora. Other catalogues covering more restricted 

 areas include Aldrich (1905) for North America; Becker, Bezzi, Kertesz, and 

 Stein, 4 volumes (1903-1907), the Palearctic Diptera; Brunetti (1920), the Ori- 

 ental region; Miller (1950), New Zealand; Wu (1940), China; Stuardo (1946), 

 Chile. Still other catalogues treat individual families for limited areas. 



Lists: Of great value are the various local lists that indicate the extent of 

 the fauna in any given area. Among such are the list of the British Insects, by 

 Kloet and Hincks (1945) ; New England Diptera, by Johnson (1925) ; New York, 

 by Leonard (1928); North Carolina, by Brimley (1938); and others. 



Genera Insectorum: This outstanding publication (1902-date) combines the 

 systematic treatment to genera with a list of the world species. Several fascicles 

 have appeared but the work is still incomplete, the authors of the published 

 parts including Alexander, Bau, Brues, Edwards, Hendel, Johannsen, Keilin, 

 Kellog, Kieffer, Krober, Melander, Pierre, Seguy, Surcouf, and Theobald. 



Faunal Treatments and Manuah: A large number of publications fall in the 

 above broad classification. Manuals considering the North American fauna in- 

 clude Williston (1908) and Curran (1934). Townsend's Manual of Myology, 12 

 volumes (1934-1942) considers the muscoidean genera of the world. 



Treatments for the major faunal regions include, for the Palearctic, Lind- 

 ner's great work, Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region, 8 volumes with nu- 

 merous parts by many specialists (1923-date). Oldroyd, Freeman, van Emden, 

 Smart, Collin, and others, the Diptera of the Handbooks of British Insects se- 

 ries, volume 9 (1949-date). Seguy, Pierre, Goetghebuer, Kieffer, and others. 

 Fauna de France, "Diptera" (1923-date). Lameer, Fauna de Belgique, "Dip- 

 tera" (1907). Hendel, Hering, Karl, Sack, and others. Die Tierwelt Deutsch- 

 lands, "Diptera" (1928-). Verrall, British Flies, "Syrphidae" (1901), "Stratio- 

 myidae" (1908). Lundbeck, Diptera Damca, 7 volumes (1907-1927). Stackel- 

 berg, higher flies of European Russia (1933). For North Africa and the Ethio- 

 pian region, Efflatoun's Egyptian Diptera (1922-); Reports of the Ruwenzori 

 Expedition, 1934-1935, published by the British Museum (1930-date) ; Explora- 

 tion Pare National Albert, de Witte and Other Missions; Brussels (1937-date). 

 For the Oriental region, the Fauna of British India, "Diptera," by Brunetti, 

 Christophers, Barraud, Senior- White, Aubertin and Smart, 6 volumes (1912- 

 1941). 



In the New World, the Biologia Centrali- Americana, "Diptera," by Aldrich, 

 Osten Sacken, Williston, and van der Wulp, 3 volumes (1886-1903). A most im- 

 portant series of volumes on the Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile has 

 completely revolutionized our knowledge of this critical region; 7 parts, several 

 fascicles, by various authors (1929-1948). For northeastern North America, the 

 important Diptera of Connecticut series, by various authors (1942-date). 



Other faunal treatments that may be mentioned include the Fauna Hawaii- 

 ensis, Diptera, by Grimshaw (1901), and the Insects of Samoa, Diptera, by Col- 

 lin, Edwards, Malloch, and others (1927-). 



Periodicals: Periodicals devoted entirely to the Diptera include the Encyclo- 

 pedic Entomologique, "Diptera," Series B, by Seguy, Surcouf, and many others 

 (1924-1940); those restricted to the order in large part are the Zeitschrift fiir 



