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Publications of Martin Spies

A) In printed media

1. Spies, M., E. J. Fittkau & F. Reiss 1994. The adult males of Parachironomus Lenz, 1921, from the Neotropical faunal region (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae). - Spixiana Suppl. 20: 61-98.

2. Spies, M. 1996. Neotropical bibliography and catalog: announcement of work in progress and call for contributions. - Chironomus 9: 13-20.

3. Spies, M. & F. Reiss 1996. Catalog and bibliography of Neotropical and Mexican Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera). - Spixiana Suppl. 22: 61-119.

4. Gonser, T. & M. Spies 1997. Southern hemisphere Symbiocladius (Diptera, Chironomidae) and their mayfly hosts (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae). Pp. 455-466 in: Landolt, P. & M. Sartori (eds), Ephemeroptera & Plecoptera. Biology - ecology - systematics; MTL, Fribourg (Switzerland), XI+569 pp.

5. Spies, M. 1998a. Three species of Tanytarsus involved in California midge nuisance problems: descriptions, ecology, and faunal relations (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae). - Spixiana 21: 253-270.

6. Spies, M. 1998b. Resolution of Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925, T. dibranchius Kieffer in Zavrel, 1926, and associated names (Diptera: Chironomidae). - Studia dipterol. 5: 195-210.

7. Spies, M. (1998) 1999a. Cricotopus (Isocladius) subletteorum, a new species of Chironomidae (Diptera) from the southwestern United States. - J. Kansas Ent. Soc. 71(3): 199-207.

8. Fittkau, E. J. & M. Spies 1999. Obituary notice. In memory of Friedrich Reiss (24 December 1937 - 17 August 1999). - Chironomus 12: 17-23.

9. Spies, M. 1999b. Last minute news. Overlooked historic descriptions. - Chironomus 12: 24. (see Spies1999.pdf)

10. Cranston, P. S. & M. Spies (1999) 2000. The immature stages and phylogenetic position of Nilodosis Kieffer, an Afrotropical genus of Chironomini (Diptera: Chironomidae). - African Ent. 7: 249-259. (see: nilodosis.pdf)

11. Andersen, T., A. Contreras-Ramos & M. Spies 2000. Chironomidae (Diptera). Pp. 581-591 in: Llorente B., J., E. González S. & N. Papavero (eds), Biodiversidad, taxonomía y biogeografía de artrópodos de México: hacia una síntesis de su conocimiento. Vol. II; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.

12. Spies, M. 2000a. Chironomidae. In: Ziegler, J. & F. Menzel (eds), Die historische Dipteren-Sammlung Carl Friedrich Ketel. Revision einer zwischen 1884 und 1903 angelegten Sammlung von Zweiflüglern (Diptera) aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. - Nova Suppl. Entomol. 14: 44-45.

13. Baehr, M. & M. Spies (eds) 2000. Contributions to chironomid research in memory of Dr. Friedrich Reiss. - Spixiana 23(2): 97-224 and 23(3): 225-274.

14. Spies, M. 2000b. A contribution to the knowledge of Holarctic Parachironomus Lenz (Diptera: Chironomidae), with two new species and a provisional key to Nearctic adult males. - Tijdschr. Ent. 143: 125-143.

15. Spies, M. 2000c. Non-biting ‘nuisance‘ midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in urban southern California, with notes on taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography. Pp. 621-628 in: Hoffrichter, O. (ed.), Late 20th century research on Chironomidae: an anthology from the 13th International Symposium on Chironomidae; Shaker, Aachen.

16. Spies, M. 2001. When is a nomen really dubium? Toward real stability in chironomid taxonomy through better symbiosis with the classic collections. - Chironomus 14: 7-10. Link to PDF

17. Spies, M., J. E. Sublette, M. F. Sublette, W. F. Wülker, J. Martin, A. Hille, M. A. Miller & K. Witt 2002. Pan-American Chironomus calligraphus Goeldi, 1905 (Diptera, Chironomidae): species or complex? Evidence from morphology, karyology and DNA sequencing. - Aquatic Insects 24(2): 91-113.

18. Spies, M. 2002. Professor Ernst Josef Fittkau - 75 years, 50 years for chironomid research. - Chironomus 15: 2-13. Link to PDF

19. Michiels, S. & M. Spies 2002. Description of Conchapelopia hittmairorum, spec. nov., and redefinition of similar western Palaearctic species (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae, Tanypodinae). - Spixiana 25(3): 251-272.

20. Foley, I. A., M. A. Ivie & M. Spies (2003) 2004. Pachystigmus Hellén, 1927, a substitute name for Noserus Foerster, 1863 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), not Noserus LeConte, 1862 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae). - Insecta Mundi 17(1-2): 103-106.

21. Spies, M. & O. A. Sæther 2004. Notes and recommendations on taxonomy and nomenclature of Chironomidae (Diptera). - Zootaxa 752: 1-90. Link to PDF

22.  Spies, M. 2005. On selected family-group names in Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera), and related nomenclature. - Zootaxa 894: 1-12. Link to PDF

23. Spies, M. 2005. An index to selected scientific names in Edwards' (1929) monograph on British Chironomidae. - Chironomus 18: 11-24. Link to PDF

24. Spies, M. 2006. Case 3344. Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 and Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 (Insecta, Diptera, CHIRONOMIDAE): proposed conservation of the generic names. - Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 63(2): 122-126. Link to PDF

25. Spies, M. 2007. Case 3355. ORTHOCLADIINAE Kieffer, 1911 and Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 (Insecta, Diptera, CHIRONOMIDAE): proposed conservation of subfamilial name and fixation of type species. - Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 64(1): 45-53. Link to PDF (PDF is unofficial, corrected version)

26. Spies, M. & N. L. Evenhuis 2007. [Comment] (1). Pp. 124-125 in: Comments on the proposed conservation of the subfamilial name ORTHOCLADIINAE Kieffer, 1911 and on the proposed type-species fixation for Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera, CHIRONOMIDAE). (Case 3355; see BZN 64: 45-53). - Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 64(2): 124-126. Link to PDF

27. Spies, M. 2008. Parachironomus valdiviensis, spec. nov., and other changes to nomenclature of Neotropical Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera). - Spixiana 31: 173-175.

[PDF-Link: www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/spix31_1_09.pdf]

28. Vinogradova, E.M., Riss, H.W. & M. Spies 2009. New species of Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Central America. - Aquatic Insects 31(1): 11-17.

29. Spies, M., Andersen, T., Epler, J.H., Watson, C.N., Jr. 2009. Chironomidae (non-biting midges). Pp. 437-480 in: Brown, B.V. et al. (eds.) Manual of Central American Diptera, vol. 1. - NRC Research Press, Ottawa.

B) In electronic media

1. Spies, M. (authorship explicitly stated in the product and related documentation) 1997. Corrections and additions to data on the Chironomidae - In: Poole, R. W. & P. Gentili: Nomina Insecta Nearctica. A database application for all the orders; CD-ROM; Entomological Information Services, Rockville, Maryland.

2. Spies, M. 1999-present. A listing of Chironomidae reported from California. Internet page

3. Spies, M. 1999-present. A listing of Ceratopogonidae reported from California. Internet page

4. Spies, M. 1999-2003. Friedrich Reiss (24.12.1937 - 17.8.1999). Internet page; no longer available.

5. Spies, M. 1999-present. List of papers on Chironomidae published in SPIXIANA. Internet page

6. O. A. Sæther & M. Spies 2004. Chironomidae data in: Fauna Europaea Service (ed.), Fauna Europaea. Internet database