Evelyn Cecil Muschamp d’Assis Fonseca (1899 – 1993) was a British

dipterist 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 m ...

. He was responsible for formally naming a number of

fly 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 m ...

species, including: * ''

Dolichopus subpennatus ''Dolichopus'' is a large cosmopolitan genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Adults are small flies, typically less than 8 mm in length. Nearly all species are metallic greenish-blue to greenish-bronze. It is the largest genus of Dol ...

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Fannia collini Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major. Life Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...

'' * '' Fannia pseudonorvegica'' * ''

Fannia subatripes Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major. Life Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is de ...

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Alliopsis similaris ''Alliopsis'' is a genus of root-maggot flies in the family Anthomyiidae. There are at least 70 described species in ''Alliopsis''. Species These 76 species belong to the genus ''Alliopsis'': *''Alliopsis aertaica'' (Qian & Fan, 1981) *''Alliop ...

'' * '' Heterostylodes caledonicus'' He authored two volumes in the

Royal Entomological Society of London The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of Londo ...

Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise ...

series: * Handbooks for the Ident. of British Insects. Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata section (b) Muscidae (1968) * Handbooks for the Ident. of British Insects. Brachycera : Dolichopodidae (1978) His extensive Diptera collection is now in the

Hope Entomological Collections The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum or OUMNH, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It a ...

of the

Oxford University Museum of Natural History The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum or OUMNH, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It ...

. Fonseca's seed fly, the rarest endemic insect in the UK, is named after Fonseca, who described the type specimen.

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* British entomologists Dipterists 1899 births 1993 deaths 20th-century British zoologists {{UK-entomologist-stub