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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Christian Thompson

(1944 – 2021) Former SI research associate
Department / Division
Entomology
Education
Research Interests

Flower flies of Costa Rica, Chile (& Patagonia) and New Zealand; Nearctic flower flies; and Genera of flower flies.

Publications
Journal Article
Book Chapter
  • Thompson, F. Christian, Mengual, X., Young, A. D., and Skevington, J. 2017. "Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Philippines, Wallacea and New Guinea." In Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Telnoy, D., editor. 501–524. The Entomological Society of Latvia.
  • Apigian, Kyle and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Tanypezidae (Tanypezid flies)." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 831–835. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
  • Brown, B. V. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Family Braulidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 1097–1099. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
  • Evenhuis, Neal L., Pape, Thomas, Pont, Adrian C., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Flying after Linnaeus: Dipteran names since Systema Naturae (1758)." In Systema Naturae 250: The Linnaean Ark. 76–92. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • McAlpine, J. F. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Family Cryptochetidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 1121–1123. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
  • Skevington, J. M., Thompson, F. Christian, and Camras, S. 2010. "Family Conopidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 847–855. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
  • Thompson, F. Christian, Rotheray, Graham E., and Zimbado, Manuel A. 2010. "Syrphidae (flower flies)." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 763–792. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "Nearctic Diptera: twenty years later." In Diptera diversity: status, challenges and tools. Bickel, Daniel, Pape, Thomas, and Meier, Rudolf, editors. 3–46. Leiden and Boston: Brill.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 2006. "New Mesochria species (Diptera: Anisopodidae) from Fiji, with notes on the classification of the family." In Fiji Arthropods 4. 11–21. 86 in Bishop Museum Occasional Papers.
  • Irwin, M. E., Schlinger, E. I., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Diptera, true flies." In The Natural History of Madagascar / Goodman, SM and Benstead, JP. Goodman, Steven M. and Benstead, Jonathan P., editors. 692–702. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Nomenclature and classification. Principles of." In Encyclopedia of Insects. Resh and Carde, editors. 798–807. Academic Press.
  • Carroll, L. E., Norrbom, Allen L., Thompson, F. Christian, and Evenhuis, Neal L. 1998. "Bibliography." In Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia 9, vii and Diptera Data Dissemination Disk (CD-ROM). Thompson, F. Christian, editor. 301–513.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1998. "Introduction." In Thompson (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia 9, vii + 524 pp. & Diptera Data Dissemination Disk (CD-ROM). 5–6. Leiden, Netherlands: Backhuys Pub. for the North American Dipterists' Society. 9 in Myia.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Names: the keys to biodiversity." In Biodiversity II : understanding and protecting our biological resources / Marjorie L Reaka-Kudla; Don E Wilson; Edward O Wilson. 199–211.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1990. "Dipterists Ride the Third Wave." In Systematics of the North American Insects and Arachnids: Status and Needs.. Kosztarab, M. and Schaefer, C. W., editors. 179–201. Blacksburg, Virginia: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Information Series.
  • Evenhuis, Neal L., Thompson, F. Christian, Pont, A. C., and Pyle, B. L. 1989. "Literature Cited." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 807–989. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill. In Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication, 86. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.49897.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1989. "9. Family Lygistorrhinidae." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 134. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill.
  • Thompson, F. Christian and Vockeroth, J. R. 1989. "51. Family Syrphidae." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 437–458. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill.
  • Mathis, Wayne Neilsen and Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Editors' preface and acknowledgments." In The flower flies of the West Indies (Diptera, Syrphidae). 4–5. Washington, DC: The Entomological Society of Washington. 9 in Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington..
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Syrphidae." In Aquatic biota of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies : being a compilation of taxonomic bibliographies. Hurlbert, Stuart H. and Villalobos-Figueroa, Alejandro, editors. 464–465. San Diego, CA: San Diego State University. 3 in Aquatic biota of Latin America.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "Syrphidae." In Aquatic biota of tropical South America : being a compilation of taxonomic bibliographies for the fauna and flora of inland waters of the tropical portion of South America. Hurlbert, Stuart H., Rodríguez, Gilberto, and dos Santos, Newton Dias, editors. 306–308. San Diego, CA: Department of Biology, San Diego State University. Pt.1 in Aquatic biota of Latin America.
  • Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "Syrphidae." In Biota Acuatica de Sudamerica Austral.. 306–308. California: San Diego State University.
  • Knutson, L. V., Thompson, F. Christian, and Vockeroth, J. Richard. 1975. "Family Syrphidae." In A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. 307–374. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 2
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