Frederic Christian Thompson (April 24, 1944 – February 4, 2021)[1] was an American entomologist specializing in the study of Diptera.

F. Christian Thompson
Born24 April 1944 Edit this on Wikidata
Boston Edit this on Wikidata
Died4 February 2021 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 76)
Jacksonville Edit this on Wikidata
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
OccupationEntomologist Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
  • Systematic Entomology Laboratory (1974–2008) Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Betty J. Thompson Edit this on Wikidata

Works edit

  • Thompson, F. Christian (1991). "The Flower Fly genus Ornidia (Diptera:Syrphidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2): 248–261.[2]
  • Thompson, F. Christian. (1999). "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used" (PDF). Contributions on Entomology, International. 3 (3): 321–378[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ @GBIF (February 9, 2021). "#RIP former ICZN Commissioner Frederick Christian Thompson and longtime community member, who passed away on 4 Febr…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Thompson, F. Christian (1991). "The Flower Fly genus Ornidia (Diptera:Syrphidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93 (2): 248–261. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Thompson, F. Christian. (1999). "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used" (PDF). Contributions on Entomology, International. 3 (3): 321–378. Retrieved 8 August 2021.