Eduard Becher (30 September 1856,

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- 11 November 1886, Vienna) was an

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

from the

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who worked on

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 ...

. He was the author of an article entitled 'Zur Kenntnis der Kopfbildung der Dipteren' ("Contribution to the knowledge of the head formation of the Diptera") ''Wiener Entomologische Zeitung'', 1: 49-54 (1882). In this he identified the divisions of the ''

Cyclorrhapha Cyclorrhapha is an Taxon#Ranks, unranked taxon within the infraorder (biology), infraorder Muscomorpha. They are called "Cyclorrhapha" ('circular-seamed flies') with reference to the circular aperture through which the adult escapes the puparium. ...

'', ''

Aschiza The Aschiza are a section of the Brachycera. Two large families, the Syrphidae and the Phoridae, and a number of smaller taxa are in this group. They are similar to most of the familiar Muscomorpha with one notable exception; they do not posse ...

'' and ''

Schizophora The Schizophora are a section of true flies containing 78 families, which are collectively referred to as muscoids, although technically the term "muscoid" should be limited to flies in the superfamily Muscoidea; this is an example of informal, ...

'', a division he based on differences in the frontal region of the head. ''Aschiza'' have no

ptilinum The ptilinum is an eversible pouch on the head, above the base of the Antenna (biology), antenna in Schizophora, schizophoran Diptera, flies (a section (biology), section of Muscomorpha, muscomorphan and Cyclorrhapha, cyclorrhaphan flies). It is ...

or associated suture, ''Schizophora'' have both ptilinum and its suture. Becher's collection of Austrian Diptera is in the

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, Vienna.

Other work

* 1886. Insecten von Jan Mayen. ''Beobachtungs-Ergebnisse, Osterreichischen Polarstation Jan Mayen'' 3: 59-66.

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Bibliography

*Anonym 1887: echer, E.''Leopoldina'' 23: 53 *Anonym 1887: iographien''Zool. Anz.'' 10:152 *Contreras-Lichtenberg, R. 2003: Die Geschichte der Dipterologie am Wiener Naturhistorischen Museum. Denisia 8 47-55. *Evenhuis, N. L. 1997: Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers. * Mik, J. 1886: echer, E.'' Wien. ent. Ztg.'' 5:352 *Steindachner 1897: echer, E.''Ann. Naturhist. Hofmus.'' 2:7-9 {{DEFAULTSORT:Becher, Eduard Entomologists from Austria-Hungary Dipterists 1856 births 1886 deaths