Dr. Hans-Peter Tschorsnig

Faunistics, Ecology and hosts

Faunistics, Ecology and hosts of European, respectively Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) - Compilation and analysis of a database (currently 83 000 records).

Tachina: Tachina fera, a typically heavy bristled tachina fly.
Tachina: Tachina fera, a typically heavy bristled tachina fly.

Investigations on the Tachinidae from central and western Spain

Investigations on the Tachinidae from central and western Spain, and on the alpine tachinid fauna of the Stelvio National Park (Italy) and the Hautes-Alpes (France).

(the last two projects in cooperation with Dr. J. Ziegler, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)

Falle: Collecting Tachinidae in Spain with tent window traps.
Falle: Collecting Tachinidae in Spain with tent window traps.

Taxonomic treatment

Taxonomic treatment of selected genera of the tachinid subfamilies Dexiinae and Phasiinae (Diptera)

Estheria: Estheria iberica, a recently described tachinid species of the subfamily Dexiinae from Spain.
Estheria: Estheria iberica, a recently described tachinid species of the subfamily Dexiinae from Spain.

Further Activities

Work as editor of the "Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie)" has priority over the projects listed above since January 2003. This series exchanges copies with almost 600 journals from 65 countries, each volume with about 400 printed pages. "Instructions to authors"

Providing identifications and expert opinions for institutions and private collectors on request of (preferably reared) tachinid flies (as part of the international identification service for beneficial insects: IOBC/WPRS).