publications T. Dikow
Peer-reviewed publications authored or co-authored by Torsten Dikow on flies (Diptera) or use of natural history collections in general, with permanent links to open-access repositories for data-sets, occurrence data, images, illustrations, identification keys, species descriptions, etc.
⇢ displaying 45 publications.
⇢ displaying 45 publications.
Namib Desert Acnephalomyia ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy, taxonomy
Blee, Cabrero, & Dikow 2025
Namib Desert Asiloidea (Diptera) 1. A review of the assassin-fly genus Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010 (Asilidae) with the description of a new species. African Invertebrates 66(2): 251-271.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
⇢ PDF:blee_etal_2025.pdf (12.29 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Willistonininae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:E1816FD5-584F-429C- AE13-CD0BCF699B5C
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/2bbawn
⇢ image repository doi:10.25573/ data.c.8038318
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5281/zenodo.17309255
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/ acnephalomyia_namib_dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.14984435)
Jason Londt career ⇢ biodiversity, biodiversity discovery, taxonomy, natural history collections
Dikow & Midgley 2023
Jason G.H. Londt: A giant of South African entomology. African Invertebrates 64(2): 13-40.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.105050
⇢ PDF:dikow_midgley_2023.pdf (5.86 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: - Afrotropical
open-access data
Chris Thompson career ⇢ biodiversity, natural history collections, taxonomy
Dikow 2023
Chris Thompson at the USNM. Contributions to Dipterology in honour of F. Christian Thompson. Ampyx Verlag. Studia dipterologica Supplemente 23: 31-41.
⇢ article doi:
⇢ PDF:dikow_2023.pdf (3.47 MB)
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open-access data
DNA barcoding & museum harvesting ⇢ genomic, natural history collections
Levesque-Beaudin, Miller, Dikow, Miller, Prosser, Zakharov, McKeown, Sones, Redmond, Coddington, Santos, Bird, & deWaard 2023
A workflow for expanding DNA barcode reference libraries through 'museum harvesting' of natural history collections. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100677.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e100677
⇢ PDF:levesque-beaudin_etal_2023.pdf (789.19 KB)
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DNA barcoding & USNM ⇢ genomic, natural history collections
Santos et al. 2023
Enhancing DNA barcode reference libraries by harvesting terrestrial arthropods at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100904.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e100904
⇢ PDF:santos_etal_2023.pdf (445.79 KB)
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Scientific credit & natural history collections ⇢ natural history collections
Dikow, R. et al. 2023
Let the records show: attribution of scientific credit in natural history collections. International Journal of Plant Sciences 184(5): 392-404.
⇢ article doi:10.1086/724949
⇢ PDF:dikowr_etal_2023.pdf (21.26 MB)
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open-access data
Review of Anypodetus ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow and Dubus 2023
A review of the assassin-fly genus Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of a new species (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae). African Invertebrates 64(2): 165-206.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.104283
⇢ PDF:dikow_dubus_2023.pdf (13.12 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Laphriinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:23832803-9A79-416E-BF0D-7462CEC2A862
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anypodetus_dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.7829624)
Revision of Eremohaplomydas + Lachnocorynus ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Boschert & Dikow 2022
Taxonomic revision of the mydas-fly genera Eremohaplomydas Bequaert, 1959, Haplomydas Bezzi, 1924, and Lachnocorynus Hesse, 1969 (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae). African Invertebrates 63(1): 19-75.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.63.76309
⇢ PDF:boschert_dikow_2022.pdf (10.18 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Syllegomydinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:F849C700-225A-4923-AE19-62882F933E83
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/awpjz9
⇢ image repository doi:10.5281/zenodo.6115471
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5281/zenodo.5139987
⇢ online key: matrix (multi-entry) http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/eremohaplomydas-matrix (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.6320960)
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/eremohaplomydas-dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.6320934)
French Guiana Asilidae ⇢ biodiversity, faunistic
Vieira, Camargo, Pollet, Dikow 2019
Updated checklist of French Guianan Asilidae (Diptera) with a focus on the Mitaraka expedition. Zoosystema 41(23): 443-464.
⇢ article doi:10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a23
⇢ PDF:vieira_etal_2019.pdf (18.67 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Asilinae, Dasypogoninae, Laphriinae, Leptogastrinae, Ommatiinae, Stenopogoninae, Trigonomiminae - Neotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:CB21970C-B775-4448-9692-B85A4596800A
Review of southern African Choerades ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Londt and Dikow 2019
A review of Southern African Choerades Walker, 1851 with the description of a new species (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae). African Invertebrates 60(1):31-65.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.60.30943
⇢ PDF:londt_dikow_2019.pdf (6.74 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Laphriinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:0CE4B57A-9A38-43A8-BB97-321352C933F0
New Asilidae fossil ⇢ biodiversity discovery, fossil, taxonomy
Greenwalt, Bickel, Kerr, Curler, Brown, de Jong, Fitzgerald, Dikow, Tkoc, Kehlmeier, Amorim 2019
Diptera of the middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation. I. Documenting of diversity at the family level. Paleontologia Electronica 22.2.50A: 1-56.
⇢ article doi:10.26879/891
⇢ PDF:greenwalt_etal_2019.pdf (30.65 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Asilinae - Nearctic
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:A6C79E56-3CCC-484E-B6AF-EAEEE1695FF6
UCE phylogeny of Oestroidea ⇢ genomic, phylogeny
Buenaventura, Lloyd, Perilla, González, Thomas-Cabianca & Dikow 2019
Protein-encoding Ultra Conserved Elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae). Systematic Entomology 46(1): 5-27.
⇢ article doi:10.1111/syen.12443
⇢ PDF:buenaventura_etal_2020.pdf (3.34 MB)
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Revision of Microphontes ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Markee & Dikow 2018
Taxonomic revision of the assassin-fly genus Microphontes Londt, 1994 (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). African Invertebrates 59(2): 195-237.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.30684
⇢ PDF:markee_dikow_2018.pdf (14.02 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Brachyrhopalinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:0F2906F5-DE06-4F15-BA2B-69BDD7D2AAF1
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/m2vwyh
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FFC72C20C957F21C7C0EFFE1FF9EFFD0
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5281/zenodo.1466156
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/microphontes-dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.5237388)
Entomological Collections ⇢ biodiversity, natural history collections
Short, Dikow, Moreau 2018
Entomological Collections in the Age of Big Data. Annual Review of Entomology 65: 513-530.
⇢ article doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-035536
⇢ PDF:short_etal_2018.pdf (282.35 KB)
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open-access data
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5398888
Review of Laphyctis ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Londt and Dikow 2018
A review of the assassin-fly genus Laphyctis Loew, 1858 with descriptions of two new species (Diptera, Asilidae, Laphriinae). African Invertebrates 59(1): 75-106.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.25022
⇢ PDF:londt_dikow_2018a.pdf (7.11 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Laphriinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:34011C7F-C1D2-468E-A14B-579029B3DBF3
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/mgzpdj
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:D53AF1570374FFF1AF44FF89DB03864B
Molecular phylogeny of Brachycera ⇢ genomic, phylogeny
Shin, Bayless, Winterton, Dikow, Lessard, Yeates, Wiegmann, & Trautwein 2017
Taxon sampling to address an ancient rapid radiation: a supermatrix phylogeny of early brachyceran flies (Diptera). Systematic Entomology 43: 277-289.
⇢ article doi:10.1111/syen.12275
⇢ PDF:shin_etal_2018.pdf (710.49 KB)
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open-access data
⇢ online web-site:https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cq63m
Whole genome of first assassin fly ⇢ genomic, phylogeny
Dikow, R., Frandsen, Turcatel, & Dikow, T. 2017
Genomic and transcriptomic resources for assassin flies including the complete genome sequence of Proctacanthus coquilletti (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) and 16 representative transcriptomes. PeerJ 5: e2951.
⇢ article doi:10.7717/peerj.2951
⇢ PDF:dikowr_etal_2017.pdf (5.54 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: -
open-access data
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3521787.v3
Review of Prytanomyia ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Londt & Dikow 2017
A revision of the Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia Özdikmen, 2006 (Asilidae: Laphriinae). African Invertebrates 58(2): 39-52.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.58.13294
⇢ PDF:londt_dikow_2017a.pdf (3.77 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Laphriinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:E1117C7D-3A95-4B44-9FE4-D49093A76961
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/rufrte
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FFE3FFE70B52FF99FFBFFF846960FF97
Afrotropical Asilidae ⇢ biodiversity, taxonomy
Londt & Dikow 2017
48. Asilidae (assassin flies or robber flies). Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, 2. Nematocerous Diptera and lower Brachycera. Suricata 5: 1097-1182.
⇢ article doi:
⇢ PDF:londt_dikow_2017b.pdf (6.36 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Asilinae, Brachyrhopalinae, Dasypogoninae, Stenopogoninae, Laphriinae, Leptogastrinae, Ommatiinae, Stichopogoninae, Tillobromatinae, Trigonomiminae, Willistonininae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/afrotropical-asilidae-dichotomous/ (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
⇢ online web-site:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6493
Afrotropical Mydidae ⇢ biodiversity, taxonomy
Dikow 2017
47. Mydidae (mydas flies). Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, 2. Nematocerous Diptera and lower Brachycera. Suricata 5: 1063-1095.
⇢ article doi:
⇢ PDF:dikow_2017b.pdf (2.52 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Ectyphinae, Leptomydinae, Megascelinae, Rhopaliinae, Syllegomydinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/Afrotropical-Mydidae-genera-dichotomous/ (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.5295621)
⇢ online web-site:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6493
Afrotropical Apioceridae ⇢ biodiversity, taxonomy
Dikow 2017
46. Apioceridae (apiocerid flies). Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, 2. Nematocerous Diptera and lower Brachycera. Suricata 5: 1057-1061.
⇢ article doi:
⇢ PDF:dikow_2017a.pdf (402.25 KB)
⇢ Apioceridae: - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ online web-site:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6493
Revision of Plyomydas ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Castillo & Dikow 2017
Taxonomic revision of Plyomydas Wilcox and Papavero, 1971 with the description of two new species and its transfer to Mydinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 61(2): 192-202.
⇢ article doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002
⇢ PDF:castillo_dikow_2017.pdf (2.55 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Leptomydinae, Mydinae - Neotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:FF635991-5F13-4B7D-A3E4-D314ABBE9E98
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/tiymja
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:E16FA41DFF81FA4B2460FFEEFFA9642D
⇢ Plazi Treatment Zenodo record:2680115
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5281/zenodo.154750
⇢ online key: matrix (multi-entry) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plyomydas/ (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
Review of Trichoura ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Londt & Dikow 2016
A review of the genus Trichoura Londt, 1994 with the description of a new species from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and a key to world Willistonininae (Diptera: Asilidae). African Invertebrates 57(2): 119-135.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.57.10772
⇢ PDF:londt_dikow_2016.pdf (7.31 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Willistonininae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:27FF06A7-8E1F-462F-B530-912DD246D5F1
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FF876B512F69FFF3FFC9CC2BFFFFAC74
Mydidae + Nemestrinidae in Europe ⇢ biodiversity, faunistic
Pape et al. 2015
Fauna Europaea: Diptera - Brachycera. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4187.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4187
⇢ PDF:pape_etal_2015.pdf (706.62 KB)
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open-access data
Cybercatalog of Afrotropical Apiocera ⇢ biodiversity, cybertaxonomy
Dikow & Agosti 2015
Utilizing online resources for taxonomy: a cybercatalog of Afrotropical apiocerid flies (Insecta: Diptera: Apioceridae). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5707.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e5707
⇢ PDF:dikow_agosti_2015.pdf (504.23 KB)
⇢ Apioceridae: - Afrotropical
open-access data
Revision of Anasillomos ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Dikow 2015
Review of Anasillomos Londt, 1983 with the description of a new species (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4652.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4652
⇢ PDF:dikow_2015.pdf (869.22 KB)
⇢ Asilidae: Stenopogoninae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:713C351C-971A-40F8-9368-FE39AFE266D7
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/bd6wxn
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FFA5FFF6FFAC864A8568FFB7230EFFC2
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5281/zenodo.15790
⇢ online key: matrix (multi-entry) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anasillomos-matrix (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.5247407)
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anasillomos-dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.5247929)
Cretaceous Asilidae ⇢ biodiversity discovery, fossil
Dikow & Grimaldi 2014
Robber flies in Cretaceous ambers (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). American Museum Novitates 3799: 1-19.
⇢ article doi:10.1206/3799.1
⇢ PDF:dikow_grimaldi_2014.pdf (6.95 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: - Oriental
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:C56BFF03-A5BE-4156-887F-AB4E6DDFA03C
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1004890
⇢ online web-site:https://hdl.handle.net/2246/6522
Revision of Namadytes ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Dikow & Leon 2014
Review of the genus Namadytes Hesse, 1969 (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae). Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1071.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1071
⇢ PDF:dikow_leon_2014.pdf (1.17 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Syllegomydinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:F7C0B74A-592E-4571-9C1E-86041389C69A
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/aycaza
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:DE0B965482346761E825FFD3AB55FFDB
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5061/dryad.kh4ph
⇢ online key: matrix (multi-entry) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/namadytes (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
Articles + Cybertaxonomy ⇢ cybertaxonomy
Miller, Dikow, Agosti, Sautter, Catapano, Penev, Zhang, Pentcheff, Pyle, Blum, Parr, Freeland, Garnett, Ford, Muller, Smith 2012
From taxonomic literature to cybertaxonomic content. BMC Biology 10(87): 1-5.
⇢ article doi:10.1186/1741-7007-10-87
⇢ PDF:miller_etal_2012.pdf (381.81 KB)
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open-access data
Revision of Namibimydas and Nothomydas ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy, taxonomy
Dikow 2012
Review of Namibimydas Hesse, 1972 and Nothomydas Hesse, 1969 (Diptera: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Halterorchini) with the description of new species. African Invertebrates 53(1): 79-111.
⇢ article doi:10.5733/afin.053.0105
⇢ PDF:dikow_2012.pdf (1.34 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Syllegomydinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:80A41D13-814F-4527-B5F4-89B7EF0AEAEA
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/fy16po
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FF9DFFEED811FFE1FF9AFF90FFDBD01B
⇢ Plazi Treatment Zenodo record:11273
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.833920
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5061/dryad.tt0tq
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/namibimydas-nothomydas-dichotomous (archived in SDD XML at doi:10.5281/zenodo.5291895)
Revision of Ectyphus + Parectyphus ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Lyons & Dikow 2010
Taxonomic revision of Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 1868 and Parectyphus Hesse, 1972 with a key to world Ectyphinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae). ZooKeys 73: 25-59.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/zookeys.73.840
⇢ PDF:lyons_dikow_2010.pdf (3.25 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Ectyphinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:57F179B6-96C9-42A9-87B4-D235E31A9D16
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/wrappq
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.838237
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5061/dryad.99n02
⇢ online key: matrix (multi-entry) http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/ectyphinae (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
Mydidae of the UAE ⇢ biodiversity, taxonomy
Dikow 2010
Order Diptera, family Mydidae. Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates, Dar Al Ummah, Aby Dhabi 3: 608-615.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.167484
⇢ PDF:dikow_2010a.pdf (283.71 KB)
⇢ Mydidae: Leptomydinae, Rhopaliinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/3h9kqc
New Mydidae from Afrotropical + Oriental regions ⇢ biodiversity discovery, cybertaxonomy
Dikow 2010
New species and new records of Mydidae from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions (Insecta, Diptera, Asiloidea). ZooKeys 64: 33-75.
⇢ article doi:10.3897/zookeys.64.464
⇢ PDF:dikow_2010b.pdf (2.41 MB)
⇢ Mydidae: Leptomydinae, Syllegomydinae - Afrotropical, Oriental
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:6350B33C-AA6C-4202-99B1-DB248DF0D8C3
⇢ GBIF data-set doi:10.15468/2f4muh
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:4628053AE3231F40CA513918057EFFF9
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.838241
⇢ species descriptions archived in SDD XML doi:10.5061/dryad.c74nv
Molecular & total-evidence phylogeny of Asilidae ⇢ genomic, phylogeny
Dikow 2009
A phylogenetic hypothesis for Asilidae based on a total evidence analysis of morphological and DNA sequence data (Insecta: Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea). Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 9(3): 165-188.
⇢ article doi:10.1016/j.ode.2009.02.004
⇢ PDF:dikow_2009b.pdf (804.79 KB)
⇢ Asilidae: -
open-access data
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.837522
Revision of Schildia ⇢ biodiversity discovery, fossil, taxonomy
Dikow & Bayless 2009
Taxonomic revision of the genus Schildia Aldrich, 1923 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae) with the description of new extant and extinct species. Insect Systematics & Evolution 40: 253-289.
⇢ article doi:10.1163/187631209X458358
⇢ PDF:dikow_bayless_2009.pdf (3.28 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Leptogastrinae - Afrotropical, Oriental
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:670E7C5B-7889-478D-AD7B-0FCBE1AECDD8
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FFBA8D57FF95AD77417BFFB5FFBD4C2C
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.835006
Morphological phylogeny of Asilidae ⇢ morphology, phylogeny
Dikow 2009
Phylogeny of Asilidae inferred from morphological characters of imagines (Insecta: Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 319: 1-175.
⇢ article doi:10.1206/603.1
⇢ PDF:dikow_2009a.pdf (21.84 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: -
open-access data
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.827280
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/asilidae-subfamily-key (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
Taxonomic revisions ⇢ biodiversity, taxonomy
Dikow, Meier, Vaidya & Londt 2009
Biodiversity Research Based on Taxonomic Revisions - A Tale of Unrealized Opportunities. Diptera Diversity: Status, Challenges, and Tools. Brill, Leiden pp. 323-345.
⇢ article doi:10.1163/ej.9789004148970.I-459.55
⇢ PDF:dikow_etal_2009.pdf (1.49 MB)
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open-access data
⇢ online web-site:https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/12518
Revision of Lasiocnemus ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow 2007
Taxonomic revision of the genus Lasiocnemus (Loew, 1851) (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae). African Entomology 15(1): 57-74.
⇢ article doi:10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.57
⇢ PDF:dikow_2007.pdf (2.3 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Leptogastrinae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:023AD67B-6EAB-48BD-99BF-4AAC22E931B4
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:F9481959FF92B319FFC4FF96FFD9FF86
⇢ illustration repository doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.835003
⇢ online key: dichotomous (pathway) http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/lasiocnemus (archived in SDD XML at doi:)
Specimen databases & taxonomic revisions ⇢ biodiversity, conservation
Meier & Dikow 2004
The significance of specimen databases from taxonomic revisions for estimating and mapping the global species diversity of invertebrates and repatriating reliable and complete specimen data. Conservation Biology 18(1): 478-488.
⇢ article doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00233.x
⇢ PDF:meier_dikow_2004.pdf (324.81 KB)
⇢ Asilidae: -
open-access data
Family-group names in Asilidae ⇢ nomenclature
Dikow 2004
Family-group names in the Asilidae (Diptera). Studia dipterologica 10(2): 459-471.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.11669
⇢ PDF:dikow_2004.pdf (1.51 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: -
open-access data
Revision of Euscelidia ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow 2003
Revision of the genus Euscelidia Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae). African Invertebrates 44(2): 1-131.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.32467
⇢ PDF:dikow_2003.pdf (4.1 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Leptogastrinae - Afrotropical, Oriental, Palaearctic
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:9650EEAE-BB11-4525-8EBA-A2BD9C56897A
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:FFCD3F77D939FFDC7325E47F2C073076
Asilidae from south-western Germany (Roßstein) ⇢ biodiversity, faunistic
Geller-Grimm, Dikow & Niehuis 2003
Raubfliegen vom Roßstein bei Dörscheid (Mittelrheintal, Rheinland-Pfalz) nebst Anmerkungen zur Verbreitung in Rheinland-Pfalz (Diptera: Asilidae). Fauna Flora Rheinland-Pfalz 10(1): 85-98.
⇢ article doi:
⇢ PDF:geller-grimm_etal_2003.pdf (2.32 MB)
⇢ Asilidae: Asilinae, Dioctriinae, Laphriinae, Leptogastrinae, Stenopogoninae - Palaearctic
open-access data
Revision of Actocetor (Ephydridae) ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow and Mathis 2002
A revision and phylogenetic study of Actocetor Becker (Diptera: Ephydridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 104(2): 249-290.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.11509
⇢ PDF:dikow_mathis_2002_bhl.pdf (25.15 MB)
⇢ : - Afrotropical, Oriental, Palaearctic
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:FC441867-DFF8-4275-9D49-CEC9F2F260C3
Review of Anasillomos, Oratostylum, and Remotomyia ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow and Londt 2000
A review of the genera Anasillomos Londt, 1983, Oratostylum Ricardo, 1925, and Remotomyia Londt, 1983, with description of a new genus and two new species (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae). Annals of the Natal Museum 41: 107-121.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.11581
⇢ PDF:dikow_londt_2000b.pdf (485.78 KB)
⇢ Asilidae: Stenopogoninae - Afrotropical
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:51BDA512-FDDF-435B-9EFA-649F1470641E
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:58B9661576FE0FF007961939B25C81C2
Revision of Lamyra ⇢ biodiversity discovery, taxonomy
Dikow and Londt 2000
A review of Lamyra Loew (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae). African Entomology 8(2): 189-200.
⇢ article doi:10.5281/zenodo.11279
⇢ PDF:dikow_londt_2000a.pdf (838.04 KB)
⇢ Asilidae: Laphriinae - Afrotropical, Palaearctic
open-access data
⇢ ZooBank:50ACE765-C55F-487D-A856-64E3C6DA2C31
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank guid:C33449AF81D521972391534A80EF54CE