Rasmus Carl Stæger
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Rasmus Carl Stæger was a Danish attorney, civil servant, politician and entomologist.
Rasmus Carl Stæger 1861 by Rudolph Striegler
Dolichopodidae
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Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 6
Rasmus Carl Stæger
…Frederiksberg Parish Council, from 1859 to 1862 he was deputy chairman and then until 1871 mayor of Frederiksberg. As an entomologist, his foci were Dolichopodidae, Sepsidae and Chironomidae. Stæger's Diptera collection is in the Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. Systematisk Fortegnelse over de i…
Long legged fly
Austrosciapus connexus—a typical example of green Dolichopodidae
Condylostylus patibulatus
Dolichopodidae, cf. genus Medetera, typical of brown species inhabiting bark of damaged trees. Characteristic head-up, stilt-legged posture