About me
Citizen Scientist based in the United Kingdom and specializing in the family Tachinidae (Diptera). I'm a co-founder of the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme and the geographic scope of my work is primarily Western Palearctic but I will also work on Neotropical Tachinidae & Pantophthalmidae.
My info
- Full name
- Christopher Raper
- Username
- ChrisR
- I am
- a citizen scientist
- Curator level
- Full Curator
Activity
- 189 objects curated
- 41 taxa curated
- 1 image set as exemplar
- 0 articles selected for Overview
- 0 preferred classifications selected
- 0 common names added
- 0 common names removed
- 0 common names curated
- 15 taxa commented
- 39 comments submitted
- 0 articles added
Curator qualifications
- Credentials
- A co-founder of the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme (a UK-government backed organization and contributor on the National Biodiversity Network); I am the UK/Ireland coordinator for Tachinidae for the Fauna Europaea project; I have authored many articles - including: Raper, Smith & Gibbs. (2006) "Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species". Dipterists Digest second series, vol 13, part 1, edited by Peter J. Chandler. p49 - 56; I am a staff-card holder at the NHM, London (volunteer); member of the British Entomological & Nat. Hist. Soc. & the Dipterist's Forum and a Super Administrator on the diptera.info forum
- Curation scope
- Diptera - Tachinidae, Diptera - Pantophthalmidae
