William Lundbeck

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William Lundbeck (16 October 1863 in Aalborg – 18 May 1941 in Kongens Lyngby) was a Danish entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He was a Professor in the University Museum in Copenhagen. Lundbeck's most important work was Diptera Danica. Genera and species of flies Hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen & London, 1902-1927. 7 vols

The Parts of this work are

1907. Stratiomyidae, Xylophagidae, Coenomyiidae, Tabanidae, Leptididae, Acroceridae. Diptera Danica 1. Copenhagen.
1908. Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Therevidae, Scenopinidae. Diptera Danica 2. Copenhagen.
1910. Empididae. Diptera Danica 3. Copenhagen.
1912. Dolichopodidae. Diptera Danica 4. Copenhagen.
1916. Lonchopteridae, Syrphidae. Diptera Danica 5. Copenhagen.
1922. Pipunculidae, Phoridae. Diptera Danica 6. Copenhagen.
1927. Platypezidae, Tachinidae. Diptera Danica 7. Copenhagen.

[edit] Collection

Lundbeck's insect collection is in the The Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Zoologisk Museum, Københavns Universitet). Collection contents online [1]

[edit] Sources

Evenhuis, N. L. 1997: Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758-1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). - Leiden, Backhuys Publishers 1; 2 VII+1-426; 427-871
Heller, W. 1943: [Lundbeck, W.] - Notulae Ent. 23 60