Thomas Pape

Research Entomologist

Department of Entomology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O.Box 50007, SE - 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. Phone: +46 8666 4094; FAX: +46 8666 4099; e-mail: thomas.pape@nrm.se

Speciality: DIPTERA (particularly Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Rhinophoridae, Sarcophagidae and Tachinidae).
For details of my research, browse the list of Publications.

Education: Ph. D. (1990, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen)
Professional summary:
Research entomologist at NRM since 1994. Department head since 1996.
Interests: Systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and biology of two-winged insects (Diptera) with special emphasis on the Tachinidae family-group (Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Rhinophoridae, Sarcophagidae, Tachinidae). Biological diversity with special emphasis on tropical insects. Speciation, macroevolutionary theory and historical ecology.
Current research projects include: A global master species database of the Sarcophagidae; higher-level phylogenetic studies within the Tachinidae family group; evolution and historical ecology of botflies.
Field experience: Nearctic: Greenland (1982), Florida (1989); Neotropical: Brazil (1993), Costa Rica (1995, 1996); Afrotropical: Tanzania (1990, 1991), Uganda (1991); Palearctic: Madeira (1984); Oriental: Malaysia (1994).