The Dipterists Forum is a British

entomological Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the ...

society affiliated to the

British Entomological and Natural History Society The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England. History BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Nat ...

. It is primarily concerned with fostering the study of

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

, and promoting the conservation of Diptera. The Dipterists Forum arranges a number of annual Field meetings, including a 7–9 day residential summer meeting, and identification workshops for both beginners and more experienced Dipterists.

History

Dipterists Forum was founded in 1993 out on a number of Diptera recording groups run by the

Publications

*''Bulletin of the Dipterists Forum'' - a

newsletter A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of ...

, published twice yearly *'' Dipterists Digest'' - a

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, normally two issues per annum

Affiliations

The Dipterists Forum is affiliated to the

References

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* British biology societies Entomological societies Learned societies of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1993 {{UK-charity-stub