Checklist of the Diptera (Insecta) of Finland: an introduction and a summary of results.

ABSTRACT: Nearly thirty-five years have passed since Hackman published his "Check list of the Finnish Diptera" (1980). The number of true flies (Diptera) known from Finland has increased by more than two thousand species since then. At the same time, hundreds of erroneous records have been recognized and purged from the checklist. ZooKeys issue 441 provides a new checklist of the Diptera species of the Republic of Finland. This introductory paper presents the rationale behind the project, provides technical documentation on the checklist format and sources used, and summarizes the results. The remaining papers in this issue cover one or more Diptera families in detail.

Two electronic appendices are provided

supporting data (additional references to first published records and the previous che

SUBMITTER: Kahanpaa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4200444 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature