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A Scottish based Insect Identification and Forensic Entomology Service

Publications List. AEW (Subdivided)

Scientific Papers   Scientific Notes    Conference Abstracts and Proceedings  

Books    Book reviews    Popular Press   World Wide Web Publications


Scientific Papers

Chen X. & Whittington, A.E.  2006. A new species in the genus Agadasys Whittington (Diptera: Platystomatidae, Plastotephritinae) from China. Zootaxa 1358: 59–66.     Abstract pdf

Whittington, A.E. 2006. Extreme head morphology in Plastotephritinae (Diptera, Platystomatidae), with a proposition of classification of head structures in  calyptrate Diptera. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis 7: 61-83.

Whittington,  A.E. 2005.  Name-bearing Types of Neuropterida (Insecta) in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. Zootaxa 1086: 47-64.     Abstract pdf

Whittington, A.E. 2004. The Afrotropical Syrphidae Fauna: an assessment. Studia Dipterologica 10(2): 579-607.

Whittington, A.E. 2003. Taxonomic Revision of the Afrotropical Plastotephritinae (Diptera; Platystomatidae). Studia Dipterologica Supplement 12. 300pp. 

Staines,  C.L.  & Whittington,  A.E. 2003.  Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) types in the Royal Museum of Scotland Collection. Zootaxa 192: 1-8.     Abstract pdf

Whittington, A.E. & Mansell, M.W.  2002.  Post-Symposium Neuropterological excursion in Hungary, 10-15 August 2000. In: Sziráki, Gy. (ed.)  Neuropterology 2000, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Neuropterology, 06-09 August 2000, Budapest, Hungary.  Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae 48(suppl. 2): 401-407.

Whittington, A.E.  2002.  Resources in Scottish Neuropterology.  In: Sziráki, Gy. (ed.)  Neuropterology 2000, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Neuropterology, 06-09 August 2000, Budapest, Hungary.  Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae 48(suppl. 2): 317-387.

Robinson-Dean, J.C., Willmott, K.R., Catterall, M.J., Kelly, D.J., Whittington, A., Phalan, B., Marples, N.M. and Boeadi, D.R.S.  2002. A new subspecies of Red-backed Thrush Zoothera erythronota kabaena subsp. nov. (Muscicapidae: Turdidae), from Kabaena island, Indonesia.  Forktail 18: 1-10.
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Whittington, A.E.  2002.  Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844), (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 138: 119-120.

New, T.R. and Whittington, A.E. 2001.  Chapter 15.  Sampling and studying lacewings in crops.  p.351-356.  In:  McEwen, P.K., New, T.R. and Whittington, A.E. (eds.)  Lacewings in the Crop Environment.  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.  546pp.

Whyte, A.S., Garnett, P. and Whittington, A.E.  2001.  Bats in the Belfry, Bugs in the Bed?  The Lancet 357: 604.

Whittington, A.E.  2000.  A revision of Neoardelio Hendel (Diptera; Platystomatidae), with description of a new species. Studia Dipterologica 7(2): 437-461.

Whittington, A.E.  2000.  Syrphidae (Diptera; Aschiza) p.235-238.  In: Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. & Marais, E. (eds).  Dâures - biodiversity of the Brandberg Massif, Namibia.  Cimbebasia Memoir 9 National Museum of Namibia, Windhoek, 1-389.

Whittington, A.E.  2000.  Revision of the Oriental genera of Plastotephritinae (Diptera; Platystomatidae).  Tjidschrift voor Entomologie 142(2/1999): 333-344.

Whittington, A.E. & Barraclough, D.A.  1999.  A comparison of collection management practices between two collections of Diptera. Studia Dipterologica 6(1): 43-58.

Whittington, A.E.  1999.  A faunal list of Neuroptera from Chippenham Fen and Santon Downham, S.E. England.  Journal of Neuropterology 2: 21-24.

De Meyer, M., Vanden Berghe, E. & Whittington, A.E..  1999.  Zoogeography and Biodiversity of Syrphidae (Diptera) in eastern Africa.  Journal of East African Natural History  86(1/2, 1997):  43 - 50.

Bland, K.P., Lyszkowski, R. & Whittington, A.E.  1999.  The distribution and biology of Aradus betulae (L.) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera).  Glasgow Naturalist 23(4): 48-49.

Whittington, A.E.  1998.  Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Vumba, Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with description of a new species of ParagusAnnals of the Natal Museum 39: 185--198.

Whittington, A.E.  1998.  Sympherobius klapaleki Zeleny (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) new to Britain.  The Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 110: 288—289.

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Whittington, A.E. & Rotheray, G.E.  1997.  Afrotropical distribution and larval description of Ornidia obesa (Fabricius, 1775) (Diptera; Syrphidae).  Journal of African Zoology 111:  365 - 372.

Hancock, E.G. & Whittington, A.E.  1997.  A review of the status of Drepanepteryx phalaenoides (Linn.) in Scotland (Neuroptera; Hemeroiidae) [sic.]. Glasgow Naturalist 23(2):  23 - 24.

De Meyer, M. Vanden Berghe, E. & Whittington, A.E. 1995.  Specimen Database: Syrphidae (Diptera) of East Africa.  Centre for Biodiversity research reports:  Biodiversity Database No. 1.  National Museums of Kenya Centre for Biodiversity, Nairobi.  11pp + 2 additional pages + database.

Whittington, A.E.  1994.  Distribution and conservation of Afrotropical Graptomyza Wiedemann, with a new species description (Diptera: Syrphidae: Volucellini).  Biodiversity and Conservation 3: 716-733.

Whittington, A.E.  1994.  Descriptions of the puparia of three Graptomyza species (Diptera: Syrphidae), with comments on probable larval biology. Tropical Zoology 7: 57-65.

Barraclough, D.A. & Whittington, A.E.  1994.  Forty years of Diptera studies at the Natal Museum.  South African Journal of Science 90:  449-454.

Whittington, A.E.  1993. Lectotype designation for Graptomyza longirostris Wiedemann, 1820 (Diptera: Syrphidae). African Entomology 1(2): 261-262.

Whittington, A.E.  1993. A new species of Drapetis Meigen sensu stricto from Natal, South Africa (Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae: Drapetini). Annals of the Natal Museum 34(1): 191-198.

Whittington, A.E.  1992.  Revision of the Afrotropical species of Graptomyza Wiedemann (Diptera: Syrphidae: Volucellini).  Annals of the Natal Museum 33(1): 209--269.

Whittington, A.E. & Denis J. Brothers.  1991.  Notes on the biology of Mallada handschini (Navás) and comparisons with other southern African species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Annals of the Natal Museum 32: 215 - 220.

Whittington, A.E.  1991.  Two new Afrotropical species of Lonchoptera Meigen (Diptera: Lonchopteridae).  Annals of the Natal Museum 32: 205 - 214.

Whittington, A.E.  1990.  Conservation Perspectives for Chrysopidae (Lacewings) and their Habitats in southern Africa.  Environmental Conservation 17(1): 77 & 78.

Melton, D.A., S.M. Cooper and A.E. Whittington.  1989.  The diet of bushpigs in a sugar-cane agroecosystem.  South African Journal of Wildlife Research 19(1): 48 - 51.

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Scientific Notes

Whittington, A.E.  1999.  Editorial.  Journal of Neuropterology 2: 3-4.

Whittington, A.E.  1998.  Static build-up in Photo canisters: A note of warning.  Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 134: 278.

Shaw, M.R. and Whittington, A.E.  1996.  Obituary Andrew Rodger Waterston, O.B.E.  NeuroNews 19 (winter 1996):  5 - 6.

Whittington, A.E.  1994.  Of honey bees and eristaline flies.  Antenna 18(3): 120-123.

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Conference Abstracts and Proceedings


Whittington, A.E. 2004. Extreme head morphology in Plastotephritinae (Diptera, Platystomatidae). 3rd Tephritoid Taxonomist’s Meeting, Geneva (Switzerland), 19-24 July 2004.

Whittington, A.E. 2001. A synopsis of the Afrotropical Syrphidae fauna.  First International Workshop on the Syrphidae, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde, Stuttgard, 6-8.VII.2001.  Poster paper, Abstract (pg. 50).

Whyte, A.S., Garnett, P. and Whittington, A.E.  2000.  Bats in the Belfry, Bugs in the Bed?  7th Conference, Federation of Infection Societies, Manchester 29 November - 1 December 2000.  Poster paper, Abstract P49 (pg. 47). [Attended and presented by P. Garnett].

Whittington, A.E.  2000. Resources in Scottish Neuropterology.  Abstract for the Seventh International Symposium on Neuropterology, Budapest, Hungary, 06-09 August 2000: 48.

Whittington, A.E. & Barraclough, D.A.  1998.  A comparison of collection management practices between two collections of Diptera.  Abstract for the Fourth International Congress in Dipterology, Oxford, 6-13 September 1998: 244  (item ICD4/01/A/1998).

Whittington, A.E.  1998. Progress report on a revision of the Plastotephritinae (Diptera, Schizophora, Platystomatidae).  Abstract for the Fourth International Congress in Dipterology, Oxford, 6-13 September 1998: 243-244 (item ICD4/01/1998).

De Meyer, M., Whittington, A.E., De Bruyn, L. & Vanden Berghe, E.  1996.  Zoogeograhy and Biodiversity of Syrphidae (Diptera) in eastern Africa.  Proceedings of the XXth International Entomological Congress, Firenze  (Italy; 25 - 31 August 1996): page 88 (abstract 02-075).

De Meyer, M. & Whittington, A.E. 1993. The occurrence of Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Kenya. Issued twice: Firstly as: Pre-conference papers (for limited circulation) of the 10th Meeting and Scientific Conference of the African Association of Insect Scientists.  5-10 September 1993: 39 & 157 - 164.          
Re-issued as:  Proceedings of the 10th Meeting and Scientific Conference of the African Association of Insect Scientists.  5-10 September 1993: 173 - 179.

Whittington, A.E.  1993.  Historical Aspects of Diptera Taxonomy. Abstract in: Proceedings of the Ninth Entomological Congress organised by The Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 28 June - 1 July 1993:  119.

Whittington, A. E.  1991.  Distribution of Graptomyza Wiedemann, 1820 with particular reference to the Afrotropical species (Diptera: Syrphidae). Abstract in: Proceedings of the Eighth Entomological Congress, Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 1--4 July 1991, p. 174.


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Books

McEwen, P.K., New, T.R. and Whittington, A.E.  Eds.  2001.  Lacewings in the Crop Environment.  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.  546pp.

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Book reviews


Whittington, A.E.  1998. Review.  The Nemotelinae (Diptera, Stratiomyidae).  1997.  Franco Mason.  Monografie XXIV.  Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torini.  309 pp. Lira 100.000 + postage.  ISBN 88-86041-20-9.  Dipterists Digest 5(1): 9.

Whittington, A.E.  1997. Review Section:  Biodiversity: A Biology of Numbers and Difference.  Edited by Kevin J. Gaston.  1996.  Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, £24.50 pb, 396 pp.  ISBN 0 86542 804 2.  Intergrated Pest Management Reviews 2(3): 165-166.

Whittington, A.E.  1996.  Review Section:  Insect Conservation Biology.  M.J. Samways.  Conservation Biology Series 2, Chapman Hall, London, £17.50 pb, 358 pp.  ISBN 0 412 63 445 03.  Intergrated Pest Management Reviews 1(4): 268.

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Popular Press

Whittigton, A.E. 2001.  Awesome Insects.  NMS Publishing, Edinburgh.  28pp.
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Whittington, A.E.  1993. Letters to the Editor [about the demise of aphid infested cedar trees]. Howick and District News Friday 17 September 1993.

Whittington, A.E.  1992.  Lichens for pollution monitoring.  Plantlife 7: 16 - 18.

Whittington, A.E.  1991. Plants, Man & Life. Plantlife 5: 2 - 6.

Whittington, A.E.  1990.  Ultra violet patterns -- pollination messages.  Plantlife 3: 12 - 17.

Whittington, A.E.  1989.  A short comparative biology of two stapeloid plants.  Veld & Flora, December 1989: 126 - 129.

Whittington, A.E.  1985. Why Arbor Day? Umgeni Valley Views, Natal Wildlife, September: 17.

Whittington, A.E.  1985. Month:  Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve – a record month. The Howick Advertiser and Shoppers Guide, June 1985.

Whittington, A.E.  1985. Cycads – “An Ancient breed, but a dying race”. Umgeni Valley Views, Natal Wildlife, February: 8 & 9.

Whittington, A.E.  1984. An eagle chick in the gorge. Howick and District News, Wednesday 7 November 1984.

Whittington, A.E.  1984. Courses at the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve. The Howick Advertiser and Shoppers Guide, 2 August 1984.

Whittington, A.E.  1984. There’s a Ha-De-Da in your garden. Howick and District News, Wednesday 25 July 1984.


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World Wide Web based publications


Whittigton, A.E. & Wakkie, B. 2004. Checklist of Afrotropical Syrphidae: mapped database and interactive country checklist. http://www.syrphidae.com/checklist_overview.php. Posted August 2004.


Whittigton, A.E. 2004. BAHID Review of the Forensic Entomology Special Issue of Anil Aggrawal’s Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. http://www.bahid.org/index.php. Posted 18 May 2004.
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Andrew Whittington  25/04/06