Publications resulting from NSF REVSYS support

List of publications resulting directly from the research support provided by the NSF REVSYS grant. For detailed references and additional information see the bibliography.

Dikow, T. 2010. Order Diptera, family Mydidae. Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates 3: 608–615.
Summary: Eremomidas arabicus Bequaert, 1961 (Leptomydinae), Perissocerus arabicus Bequaert, 1961 (Rhopaliinae), as well as Rhopalia gyps Bowden, 1987 and Rhopalia olivieri Macquart, 1838 (Rhopaliinae) are recorded from the UAE. In addition, Eremomidas arabicus has been recorded for the first time from Oman and represents the first Mydidae species recorded from this country.

Londt, J.G.H. 2010. A review of Daspletis Loew, 1858 with the addition of a remarkable South African species (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae). African Invertebrates 51(1): 183–199.
Summary: During the joined field trip to north-western South Africa conducted by T. Dikow and J. Londt in September–October 2009, a remarkable species of the Asilidae genus Daspletis was collected on red Kalahari sand dunes, which is here reported in addition to other new records of Daspletis species.

submitted: Dikow, T. New species and new records of Mydidae from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions (Insecta: Diptera: Asiloidea). ZooKeys.