publications T. Dikow
Peer-reviewed publications authored or co-authored by Torsten Dikow with links to open-access repositories for data-sets, occurrence data, images, illustrations, species descriptions, etc.
⇢ displaying 24 publications.
⇢ displaying 24 publications.
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)
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
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
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)
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:)
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 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)
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 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
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
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 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:)
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
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
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
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