Diptera types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects

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Supplement
Edition 4.0

Brooks, S.E., Sinclair, B.J., Cumming, J.M., O'Hara, J.E., Skevington, J.H. Lonsdale, O., & Cooper, B.E. 2015. Diptera types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Supplement. Edition 4.0. Electronic publication.

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Introduction
This third edition of the Supplement updates the series of four catalogues on the Diptera types in the Canadian National Collection of Insects (CNC). The first part (Cooper 1991), dealt with the Nematocera and catalogued the types deposited in the collection until the end of 1987. The second (Cooper & Cumming 1993), catalogued the primary types of brachyceran Diptera exclusive of the Schizophora until the end of 1991. The third (Cooper & Cumming 2000), catalogued the primary types of Schizophora exclusive of the Tachinidae in the collection until the end of 1994. The fourth part (Cooper & O'Hara 1996), catalogued the primary types of Tachinidae deposited in the CNC until the end of 1994. All four parts are also available on this website as searchable PDF documents.

The Supplement covers the entire Diptera and includes all primary types published after the dates listed above for each part, as well as those types inadvertently missed during the preparation of Parts 1 to 4, or needing some form of correction since the original entry. The format for the Supplement is the same as in the previous parts, with entries listed using the original combination and spelling. Subgeneric names are included if they were used in the original description of a new species. Entries include the following information: name of taxon and author; year of publication; abbreviated reference, including volume, relevant page, figure and plate number; and current name of country from which the primary type was collected. The label data associated with each primary type and allotype are cited in full, with diagonal lines separating information given on separate labels (a diagonal line not followed by a space indicates that the diagonal line is present on the label). The number of paratypes or paralectotypes is given along with their country or province/state of origin. The sex of each specimen is given. Notes about nomenclature, genitalic dissections, major damage to primary types, etc., are included wherever necessary under Remarks.

Unlike Parts 1 to 4, a hardcopy publication of the Supplement is not available; instead, this electronic Supplement will be periodically updated to include new types deposited in the CNC. This third edition of the Supplement supersedes the second edition, which was published exclusively on the Internet in December 2003. Users should first search the appropriate Part and then the Supplement to obtain information on the type holdings in the CNC for a particular group.

Edition 4.0 published on the Internet on 24 February 2015
J.E. O'Hara