Essays on the history of Brazilian dipterology: II. notices about Brazilian Diptera (17th century)

Papavero, Nelson; Couri, Márcia Souto

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“…Not only the importance of medical and economic aspects of insects were dealt with, but scientists began to study other species as well; for curiosity and better knowledge of the natural history of their New World colonies. According to Papavero & Couri (2012b), the works of Piso and Marcgrave, as scientists working for Johan Maurits van Nassau in Brazil, represent the third oldest publications including illustrations of insects, and many of their descriptions and information were not exclusively based on the beneficial or disadvantageous properties of insects towards man. The earliest scientific drawings of insects were of a bee by Francesco Stelluti in 1625, in a short treatise on bees entitled Apiarium, written by Federico Cesi.…”

Section: Neotropical Diptera Before Linnaeusmentioning

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“…These drawings (Fig. 1A, B) were done with the help of a microscope (Papavero & Couri, 2012b), and it includes, among other insects, the first description and illustration of two fly specimens: a dolichopodid (Marcgrave, 1648, p. 253) and a culicid (Marcgrave, 1648, p. 257). It would take almost 200 years for the first dexiine to be drawn by Macquart (1846).…”

Section: Neotropical Diptera Before Linnaeusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A bibliographic review of the history of Dexiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) taxonomy in the Neotropical Region with bibliographic notes on Dominik Bilimek and Fritz Plaumann

Santis

2022

Arq. Zool.

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The knowledge of Dexiinae and Tachinidae diversity in the Neotropical Region, in contrast to other regions, e.g., the Palaearctic Region, is in a poor condition. The history of these taxa has gradually increased since the 18th Century from the works of European and North American authors such as Johan C. Fabricius, Christian R.W. Wiedemann, Jean B. Robineau-Desvoidy, Pierre J.-M. Macquart, Jacques M.F. Bigot, Francis Walker, Victor von Röeder, Ermanno Giglio-Tos, Friedrich M. Brauer and Julius E. Bergenstamm, Frederik M. van der Wulp, Charles H. Curran, John M. Aldrich, Charles H.T. Townsend, Henry J. Reinhard and William R. Thompson. It was only in the first half of the 20th Century that scientists born or established in South America began to enter tachinidology. Dipterists like Jean Brèthes and Everardo E. Blanchard from Argentina, Rául E. Cortés Peña from Chile and José H. Guimarães from Brazil, are the most memorable names for, not only to Neotropical Dexiinae, but, indeed for the whole family. Herein, a brief chronological review of tachinidology, with emphasis on Dexiinae and based on a literature review, is given. The history is divided into four periods: the pre-Linnaean period of the 16th and 17th Centuries, the 18th Century, the 19th Century and the first half of the 20th Century. After the first half of 20th Century, the emphasis is focused on European and North American dipterists with an overview of their contributions on Dexiinae taxonomy. Later, with presence of the South American dipterists, the emphasis is directed to them. Then a few notes are given on the Czech Dominik Bilimek, a poorly known collector from the 19th Century and Fritz Plaumann, a well-known German immigrant who collected in Brazil during the earlier 20th Century. Finally, some notes and perspectives about the 21st Century dexiinidology from the Neotropics is briefly discussed.

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Section: Neotropical Diptera Before Linnaeusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Neotropical Diptera Before Linnaeusmentioning

confidence: 99%

A bibliographic review of the history of Dexiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) taxonomy in the Neotropical Region with bibliographic notes on Dominik Bilimek and Fritz Plaumann

Santis

2022

Arq. Zool.

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A Long Journey Through South American Taxonomy: 50 Years Since the Publication of Professor Nelson Papavero’s Two Volumes Book Entitled “Essay on the History of Neotropical Dipterology”

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Einicker Lamas

2023

Neotrop Entomol

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The man who loved flies: a biographical profile of Nelson Papavero

Klassa

Santos

2014

Zootaxa

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Nelson Papavero is one of the major Brazilian zoologists. His contribution to the field began in the second half of the twentieth century, when he started publishing in the areas of entomology, systematics, biogeography, and history of science, while working at graduate courses and training teachers and students. Papavero was one of the earliest Brazilian advocates of Hennig's phylogenetic systematics. In his entomological work, his first widely recognised works were the Catalogue of South American Diptera and his essays on the history of Neotropical Dipterology. Papavero's greatest contribution however, is in his Special Courses on Zoological Systematics, as well as his numerous administrative positions during his academic career. All these were fundamental to the development of zoology and comparative biology in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Here we present a biography of Nelson Papavero, along with several personal anecdotes, and his role in the development of Brazilian biological systematics over the last 50 years.

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Essays on the history of Brazilian dipterology: II. notices about Brazilian Diptera (17th century)

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A bibliographic review of the history of Dexiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) taxonomy in the Neotropical Region with bibliographic notes on Dominik Bilimek and Fritz Plaumann

A bibliographic review of the history of Dexiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) taxonomy in the Neotropical Region with bibliographic notes on Dominik Bilimek and Fritz Plaumann

A Long Journey Through South American Taxonomy: 50 Years Since the Publication of Professor Nelson Papavero’s Two Volumes Book Entitled “Essay on the History of Neotropical Dipterology”

The man who loved flies: a biographical profile of Nelson Papavero

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