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Brian Roy Stuckenberg (1930–2009) was a South African entomologist who specialised in
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 advanced ...
. Stuckenberg was of Danish descent, his great uncle was the poet
Viggo Stuckenberg Viggo Henrik Fog Stuckenberg (17 September 1863 – 6 December 1905) was a Danish poet notable for his lyrical and emotional poems. His work varied from faithful representation of nature in his early career to Expressionism and Realism. He befri ...
. Stuckenberg was head of
Entomology Entomology () is the science, scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such ...
at the Natal Museum (now KwaZulu-Natal museum) in
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
, South Africa. He became Africa’s leading dipterist, building one of the largest collections of
Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
flies in the world. He wrote over 100 publications.,Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs Dedication: the life, career and major achievements of Brian Roy Stuckenberg (1930–2009)
''African Invertebrates'' Vol. 53 (1) Pages 1–34 Pietermaritzburg June, 2012 includes bibliography. including the sections on the families
Blephariceridae The Blephariceridae, commonly known as net-winged midges, are a nematoceran family (biology), family in the order Fly, Diptera. The adults resemble tipulidae, crane flies except with a projecting anal angle in the wings, and different head shape, ...
, Thaumaleidae, Xylomyidae, Rhagionidae, Athericidae, Apioceridae and Opomyzidae in Crosskey, R.W., ed., ''Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region''. London: British Museum (Natural History), p. 635 and worked on
Vermileonidae The Brachyceran family Vermileonidae (the sole family in the infraorder Vermileonomorpha) is a small family of uncertain affinities and unusual biology. It includes fewer than 80 described species, most of them rare and with restricted distributi ...
. He collected Diptera in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Chile and Argentina. Stuckenberg was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London.


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KwaZulu-Natal Museum
South African entomologists Dipterists 2009 deaths 1930 births 20th-century South African zoologists {{entomologist-stub