Christian Thompson

Journal Article

• Thompson, F. Christian. 2019. "A Spectacular New Chinese Species of the Genus Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomological news, 128, (3) 293–297. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.128.0309.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2019. "A new Afrotropical Eristaline flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 155, (4) 258–262. https://doi.org/10.31184/M00138908.1554.3968.
• Brown, Brian V., Borkent, Art, Adler, Peter H., Amorim, Dalton De Souza, Barber, Kevin, Bickel, Daniel, Boucher, Stephanie, Brooks, Scott E., Burger, John, Burington, Zelia L., Capellari, Renato S., Costa, Daniel N. R., Cumming, Jeffrey M., Curler, Greg, Dick, Carl W., Epler, John H., Fisher, Eric, Gaimari, Stephen D., Gelhaus, Jon, Grimaldi, David A., Hash, John, Hauser, Martin, Hippa, Heikki, Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, Jaschhof, Mathias et al. 2018. "Comprehensive inventory of true flies (Diptera) at a tropical site." Communications Biology, 1, (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0022-x.
• Mengual, Ximo, Miranda, Gil Felipe G., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2018. "Unraveling Ocyptamus and the Baccha legacy (Diptera: Syrphidae): redefinition of groups and new species descriptions." Zootaxa, 4461, (1) 1–44. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4461.1.1.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2018. "A New Flower Fly Synonym (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 120, (3) 651–651. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.120.3.651.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Wyatt, Nigel, and Mengual, Ximo. 2018. "Eosmallota, a new name for Klossia Curran, a genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 154, (2) 137–141. https://doi.org/10.31184/M00138908.1542.3920.
• Downes, M. F., Skevington, J. H., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2017. "A new ant inquiline flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae: Pipizinae)from Australia." Australian Entomologist, 44 29–38.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2017. "The flower fly genus Digulia de Meijere, 1913, (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 153 113–116.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2017. "Two new flower fly groups from the Orient (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new species." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 153 171–178.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2017. "Substalis, a new group of eristaline flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae)." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 153 247–252.

• Thompson, F. Christian. 2017. "First Calcaretropidia Flower Fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Known from New Guinea: the Description of a New Species." Entomological news, 127, (2) 93–98. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.127.0202.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Thompson, B. J. 2017. "The flower fly genus Valdiviomyia Vockeroth (Diptera: Syrphidae), with the description of two new species." Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 153 13–20.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Pape, Thomas. 2016. "Sherborn's influence on Systema Dipterorum." ZooKeys, (550) 135–152. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.550.9447.
• Mengual, Ximo and Thompson, F. Christian. 2015. "Australian Allograpta Osten Sacken (Diptera, Syrphidae)." ZooKeys, (513) 65–78. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.513.9671.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Hauser, Martin. 2015. "In honor of Brian Stuckenberg: Two new Spheginobaccha species of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Afrotropics." African Invertebrates, 56, (3) 769–777. https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.056.0318.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Skevington, Jeffrey H. 2014. "Afrotropical flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae). A new genus and species from Kenya, with a review of the melanostomine group of genera." Zootaxa, 3847, (1) 97–114. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3847.1.5.
• Xie, Hongyan, Cunningham, Saul A., Yeates, David K., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2014. "A new sericomyiine flower fly from China (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Zootaxa, 3860, (1) 81–86. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.4.
• Skevington, Jeffrey H. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2012. "Review of New World Sericomyia (Diptera: Syrphidae), including description of a new species." Canadian Entomologist, 144, (2) 216–247. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2012.24.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2012. "Fabulous flower flies for famous fly fanatics (Diptera: Syrphidae). A tribute to the dipterists of the Canadian National Collection." Canadian Entomologist, 144, (1) 1–16. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2012.4.
• Brake, Irina and Thompson, F. Christian. 2011. "Introduction." Myia, 12 1–4.
• Mengual, Ximo and Thompson, F. Christian. 2011. "Carmine cochineal killers: the flower fly genus Eosalpingogaster Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae) revised." Systematic Entomology, 36, (4) 713–731. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00588.x.
• Wiegmann, Brian M., Trautwein, Michelle D., Winkler, Isaac S., Barr, Norman B., Kim, Jung-Wook, Lambkin, Christine, Bertone, Matthew A., Cassel, Brian K., Bayless, Keith M., Heimberg, Alysha M., Wheeler, Benjamin M., Peterson, Kevin J., Pape, Thomas, Sinclair, Bradley J., Skevington, Jeffrey H., Blagoderov, Vladimir, Caravas, Jason, Kutty, Sujatha Narayanan, Schmidt-Ott, Urs, Kampmeier, Gail E., Thompson, F. Christian, Grimaldi, David A., Beckenbach, Andrew T., Courtney, Gregory W., Friedrich, Markus et al. 2011. "Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, (14) 5690–5695. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1012675108.
• Penev, Lyubomir, Agosti, Donat, Georgiev, Teodor, Catapano, Terry, Miller, Jeremy, Blagoderov, Vladimir, Roberts, David, Smith, Vincent S., Brake, Irina, Ryrcroft, Simon, Scott, Ben, Johnson, Norman F., Morris, Robert A., Sautter, Guido, Chavan, Vishwas, Robertson, Tim, Remsen, David, Stoev, Pavel, Parr, Cynthia Sims, Knapp, Sandra, Kress, W. John, Thompson, F. Christian, and Erwin, Terry L. 2010. "Semantic tagging of and semantic enhancements to systematics papers: ZooKeys working examples." ZooKeys, 50 1–16.
• Thompson, Betty J. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Two new remarkable flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from New Zealand." Weta, 39 37–43.
• Hippa, Heikki, Nielsen, Tore R., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "Eristalis obscura (Loew)(Diptera, Syrphidae): synonyms and morphological variation in the Holarctic region." Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 56 32–36.
• Mengual, Ximo, Ruiz, Carlos, Rojo, Santos, Stahls, Gunilla, and Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "A conspectus of the flower fly genus Allograpta (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new subgenus and species." Zootaxa, (2214) 1–28.
• Morales, Mirian Nunes, Massardo, Darli, Moreira, Gilson R. P., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "A new species of Alipumilio Shannon (Diptera, Syrphidae) found in association with the exudate resin of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae)." Zootaxa, (2112) 53–64.
• Penev, Lyubomir, Sharkey, Michael, Erwin, Terry L., van Noort, Simon, Buffington, Matthew L., Seltmann, Katja, Johnson, Norman, Taylor, Matt, Thompson, F. Christian, and Dallwitz, Michael J. 2009. "Data publication and dissemination of interactive keys under the open access model ZooKeys working example." ZooKeys, (21) 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.21.274.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Epler, John H. 2009. "Diptera (flies) of Attu. The first assessment of the entomological fauna of the last place on earth." Studia Dipterologica, (15) 267–275.
• Wakeham-Dawson, Andrew, Jones, Alex G., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "Falkland Islands Syrphidae (Diptera)." Dipterists Digest, 16 65–71.
• Cheng, Xin-Yue and Thompson, F. Christian. 2008. "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera : Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China." Zootaxa, (1879) 21–48.
• Mengual, X. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2008. "A taxonomic review of the Palpada ruficeps species group, with the description of a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera : Syrphidae)." Zootaxa, (1741) 31–36.
• Pape, Thomas, Szpila, Krzysztof, and Thompson, F. Christian. 2008. "What's in a frog stomach? Solving a 150-year-old mystery (Diptera : Calliphoridae)." Systematic Entomology, 33, (3) 548–551. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00420.x.
• Penev, L., Erwin, Terry L., Thompson, F. Christian, Sues, Hans-Dieter, Engel, M., Agosti, Donat, Pyle, R., Ivie, M., Assmann, T., Henry, Thomas J., and Miller, J. 2008. "ZooKeys, unlocking Earth’s incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From “print-based” to “web-based” taxonomy, systematics, and natural history." ZooKeys, 1 1–6.
• Penev, Lyubomir, Erwin, Terry L., Thompson, F. Christian, Sues, Hans-Dieter, Engel, Michael S., Agosti, Donat, Pyle, Richard, Ivie, Michael, Assmann, Thorsten, Henry, Thomas J., Miller, Jeremy, Ananjeva, Natalia B., Casale, Achille, Lourenco, Wilson, Golovatch, Sergei, Fagerholm, Hans-Peter, Taiti, Stefano, Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel, and van Nieukerken, Erik. 2008. "ZooKeys, unlocking Earth's incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From "print-based" to "web-based" taxonomy, systematics, and natural history ZooKeys Editorial Opening Paper." Zookeys, (1) 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1.11.
• Ssymank, Axel, Kearns, C. A., Pape, Thomas, and Thompson, F. Christian. 2008. "Pollinating flies (Diptera): a major contribution to plant diversity and agricultural production." Biodiversity, 9, (1-2) 86–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2008.9712892.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2008. "A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species." Zootaxa, 1716 1–20.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Evenhuis, Neal L., Pape, Thomas, and Pont, Adrian C. 2008. "Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Drosophila Fallén, 1823 (Insecta, Diptera)." The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65, (2) 140–141.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Pont, Adrian C. 2008. "Systematic database of Musca names (Diptera): Publication date and proper name for the Carrot Rust fly (Diptera: Psilidae)." Studia dipterologica, 14 269–270.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2007. "A new Costa Rican flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) and a replacement name for a Neoptropical flower fly genus." Studia Dipterologica, 14 167–170.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2007. "Microdon Falcatus Williston (Diptera: Syrphidae): a Redescription, with Lectotype Designation and New Synonyms." Entomological News, 118, (3) 283–291. https://doi.org/10.3157/0013-872X(2007)118[283:MFWDSA]2.0.CO;2.
• Pérez-Gelabert, Daniel E. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2006. "A new genus and species of Richardiidae (Diptera) from Hispaniola." Zootaxa, 1259 25–31.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Thompson, B. J. 2006. "A new Toxomerus species from Chile (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 13, (2) 317–331.
• Polaszek, Andrew, Agosti, Donat, Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel, Beccaloni, George, Bjorn, Per de Place, Bouchet, Philippe, Brothers, Denis J., Earl of Cranbrook, Evenhuis, Neal L., Godfray, H. Charles J., Johnson, Norman F. Krell Frank Thorston, Lipscomb, Diana, Lyal, Christopher H. C., Mace, Georgina M., Mawatari, Shunsuke, Miller, Scott E., Minelli, Alessandro, Morris, Solene, Ng, Peter K. L., Patterson, David J., Pyle, Richard L., Robinson, Nigel, Rogo, Lucie, Taverne, Janice, Thompson, F. Christian et al. 2005. "A universal register for animal names." Nature, 437 477.
• Polaszek, Andrew, Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Bouchet, Philippe, Brothers, Denis J., Evenhuis, Neal L., Krell, Frank-Thorsten, Lyal, Christopher H. C., Minelli, Alessandro, Pyle, Richard L., Robinson, Nigel J., Thompson, F. Christian, and van Tol, J. 2005. "ZooBank: the open-access register for zoological taxonomy: Technical Discussion Paper." The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 62, (4) 210–220.
• Evenhuis, Neal L. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2004. "Bibliography of and new taxa described by D. Elmo Hardy (1936–2001)." Bishop Museum Bulletin in Entomology, 12 179–222.
• Marinoni, Luciane, Miranda, Gil Felipe, and Thompson, F. Christian. 2004. "Abundância e riqueza de espécies de Syrphidae (Diptera) em áreas de borda e interior de floresta no Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil." Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 48, (4) 553–559.
• Marinoni, Luciane and Thompson, F. Christian. 2004. "Flower flies of southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Syrphidae). Part I. Introduction and new species." Studia Dipterologica, 10, (2) 565–578.
• Steyskal, George C., Thompson, F. Christian, Mathis, Wayne Neilsen, and Knutson, Lloyd. 2004. "The type species of Ilione (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 10, (2) 559–564.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Marinoni, Luciane. 2004. "Copestylum circumdatum (Walker)(Diptera: Syrphidae). A redescription of a Neotropical flower fly, with lectotype designation, and new synonym." Entomological News, 114 218–224.
• Ashworth, A. C. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "A fly in the biogeographic ointment: a fossil cyclorraphan from Antarctica." Nature, 423 135–136.
• Blatch, Sydella A., Thompson, F. Christian, and Zumbado, Manuel A. 2003. "A review of the Mesoamerican flower flies of the genus Meromacrus (Diptera: Syrphidae) including the description of a new species." Studia Dipterologica, 10, (1) 13–36.
• Carver, Mary and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Two new species of Syrphidae (Diptera) from Australia." Studia Dipterologica, 10 37–41.
• Holston, Kevin C., Irwin, Michael E., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Thereva Latreille, 1797 and Phasia Latreille, 1804 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Musca plebeja Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species of Thereva." The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 60 198–202.
• Nishida, K., Rotheray, G., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "First non-predaceous syrphine flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae): a new leaf-mining Allograpta from Costa Rica." Studia Dipterologica, 9 421–436.
• Norrbom, Allen L. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Richard Herbert Foote (1918-2002) [obituary and publication and taxa list]." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105 508–516.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera." Zootaxa, 246 1–19.
• Weems, H. V.,Jr., Thompson, F. Christian, Rotheray, G., and Deyrup, M. A. 2003. "The genus Rhopalosyrphus (Diptera: Syrphidae)." The Florida Entomologist, 86 186–193.
• Norrbom, Allen L. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2002. "Richard H. Foote [obituary]." American Entomologist, 48 124–126.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Zumbado, M. A. 2002. "Mesoamerican Mallota flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 9 89–107.
• Metz, M. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2001. "A revision of the larger species of Toxomerus (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new species." Studia Dipterologica, 8 225–256.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2001. "The name of the type species of Simulium (Diptera: Simulidae): A historical footnote." Entomological News, 112 125–129.
• Rotheray, G. E., Zumbado, M., Hancock, E. G., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2000. "Remarkable aquatic predators in the genus Ocyptamus (Diptera, Syrphidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 7 385–398.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2000. "A new genus of Australasian flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 7 373–384.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2000. "A new Oriental Blera (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomological News, 111, (3) 181–184.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Thompson, B. J., and Fairman, J. E. 2000. "Only in Costa Rica: New Neotropical flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Studia Dipterologica, 7 33–43.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Zumbado, M. 2000. "Flower flies of the subgenus Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 102 773–793.
• Norrbom, Allen L., Carroll, L. E., Thompson, F. Christian, White, I., and Freidberg, Amnon. 1999. "Systematic database of names." Myia, 9 65–299.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1999. "Postscript [to Family-group names in Diptera]." Myia, 10 575–576.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1999. "A new Oriental Sphegina species (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomological News, 110 206–208.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1999. "Data dictionary and standards for fruit fly information database." Myia, 9 49–63.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1999. "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used." Contributions, Ent.International, 3 321–378.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Evenhuis, Neal L., and Sabrosky, C. W. 1999. "Bibliography [of Family-group Names in Diptera]." Myia, 10 364–574.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Rotheray, G. 1998. "Family Syrphidae." Manual of Palaearctic Diptera, 3 81–139.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Spilomyia flower flies of the New World (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 261–272.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas South of the United States." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 99, (2) 209–237.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Linnaean species of Conops (Diptera: Conopidae, Muscidae, Sciomyzidae Syrphidae & Tachinidae) with designations of lectotypes." Entomological News, 108 265–272.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "The genus Pleskeola Stackelberg (Diptera: Syrphidae), a junior synonym of Parhelophilus Girschner." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 99, (4) 628–640.
• Zumbado, M. A. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Neuvas Especies de Sterphus (Diptera: Syrphidae) de Costa Rica Con Not as Sobre Otras Especies Presentes en Costa." Southwestern Entomologist, 22, (1) 79–90.
• Claussen, C. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1996. "[On the identity and synonymy of the Cheilosia species described by Camillo Rondani (Diptera, Syrphidae)]." Studia dipterologica, 3, (2) 275–281.
• Hippa, H. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1994. "Revision of the Sterphus cybele species group (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proc.Entomol.Soc.Wash, 96 483–495.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1994. "Bar codes for specimen data management." Insect Collection News, 9 2–4.
• Evenhuis, Neal L., Mathis, Wayne Neilsen, and Thompson, F. Christian. 1993. "Comment on the Proposal to Conserve Oecothea Haliday in Curtis, 1836 and to Designate Helomyza fenestralis Fallen, 1820 as the Type Species (Insect, Diptera)." The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 50, (3) 235–236.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Norrbom, Allen L., Carroll, L. E., and White, I. M. 1993. "The fruit fly biosystematic information database." Fruit Flies: Biology and Management.Springer-Verlag, New York, 3–7.
• Wiegmann, Brian M., Mitter, Charles, and Thompson, F. Christian. 1993. "Evolutionary origin of the cyclorrhapha (Diptera): Tests of Alternative morphological hypotheses." Cladistics, 9, (1) 41–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.1993.tb00208.x.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Ghorpadé, K. 1992. "A new coffee aphid predator, with notes on other Oriental species of Paragus (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Colemania, 5 1–24.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1991. "The flower fly genus Ornidia (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proc.Entomol.Soc.Washington, 93 249–262.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1991. "The Flower Fly Genus Ornidia (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 93, (2) 248–261.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Rogers, T. 1991. "Sylvicola cinctus (Fabricius), the Hawaiian Wood Gnat with notes on the family (Diptera: Anisopodidae)." Proc.Hawaii.Entomol.Soc., 31 31–41.
• Evenhuis, N. L., Thompson, F. Christian, and others. 1990. "Type designations of genus-group names of Diptera given in d’Orbigny’s Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle." Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 30 226–258.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1990. "NOTE. Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius)." Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 29 15–16.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Fee, F. D., and Bezark, L. D. 1990. "Two Immigrant Synanthropic Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) New to North America." Entomological News, 101 69–74.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1989. "Correspondence and Comment: Where do dipterists go -- and why? (Part. 2)." Antenna, 13, (4) 158–158.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1988. "Syrphidae (Diptera) described from unknown localities." J.New York Entomol.Soc, 96 200–226.
• Knutson, L., Thompson, F. Christian, and Carlson, R. W. 1987. "Biosystematic and Biological Control Inforation Systems in Entomology." Agricultural zoology reviews, 2 361–412.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Knutson, L. 1987. "Catalogues, Checklists and Lists: A need for some definitions, new words and ideas." Antenna, 11 131–134.
• Vockeroth, J. R. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1987. "Syrphidae." Manual of Nearctic Diptera, 2 713–743.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Torp, E. 1986. "Synopsis of the European species of Sphegina Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Ent.Scand, 17 235–269.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Whitehead, D. R. 1986. "Cladistic Statements as Cladistic Formulae or How to Hate Cladistics and Love Mathematics." Biologie Und Naturwissenschaft der Käfer, 3, (1).
• Gagne, Raymond J. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1984. "International code of zoological nomenclature: amendment proposed to third edition: proposal concerning article 51 c. Z.N. (S.) 2474." The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 41, (3) 149–150.
• Hippa, H. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1983. "Meropidia, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) from South America." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 35, (9) 109–115.
• Mathis, Wayne Neilsen and Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Editors' preface and acknowledgments." Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington., 4–5.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Concluding remarks." The Coleopterists Bulletin, 36, (4) 608–609.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Concluding remarks." The Coleopterists Bulletin, 36, (4) 608–609.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Torp, E. 1982. "Two new palaearctic Syrphidae (Diptera)." Entomol.Scand, 13 441–444.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Vockeroth, J. R., and Speight, M. C. D. 1982. "The Linnaean species of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Mem.Entomol.Soc.Washington, 10 150–156.
• Burger, J. F. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "The Tabanus striatus complex (Diptera: Tabanidae): A revision of some oriental horse fly vectors of surra." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 83 339–358.
• Kaplan, M. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "New Syrphidae from Israel (Diptera)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 83 198–212.
• Kerzhaner, I. M. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "Anaspis Muller, 1764, Etc. Comments on Proposed Designations of Type Species. Z.N. (S.) 2240." The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 38, (1) 6–7.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "Nomenclature of the European species of Neoascia Williston (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomol.Scand, 12 470–478.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "Revisionary notes on Nearctic Microdon flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 83 725–758.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "The problem of old names as illustrated by Brachyopa" conica Panzer," with a synopsis of the Palaearctic species of Brachyopa." Entomologica Scandinavia, 11 209–216.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Mathis, Wayne Neilsen. 1981. "Haliday's Generic Names of Diptera First Publised in Curtis' A Guide to...British Insects (1837)." Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 70, (2) 80–89.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1980. "The North American species of Callicera Panzer (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 82 195–211.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1980. "Notes on Palaearctic Syrphidae (Diptera)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 82 400.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1980. "Proper placement of some Palaearctic "Cheilosia" species (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 82 411.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1980. "Proper placement of some Palaearctic "Syrphus" species (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 82 513.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1978. "Correspondence." Antenna, 2, (3) 69.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1978. "A new Pterallastes species from China (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 54, (4) 297–299.
• Coovert, G. C. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "The Sphegina species of eastern North America (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 90 536–552.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "Verrallia virginica Banks, A Valid Species Diptera Pipunculidae." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79 624–625.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "The dates of Walker, Insecta saundersiana, Diptera." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79, (4) 608.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "A new Haematopota from Nepal (Diptera: Tabanidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79 19–24.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Marnef, L. 1977. "Austroascia segersi, a new genus and species (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Papeis Avulsos Zool., Sao Paulo, 31 1–6.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Sabrosky, C. W. 1976. "Aleksandr Aleksandrovitsh Stackelberg - 1897--1975." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 78 499–500.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1975. "Love-bugs, a review of the Nearctic species of Plecia Wiedemann (Diptera: Bibionidae)." Cooperative Economic Insect Report-US Animal and Plant Health Service (USA), 25, (8) 87–91.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1975. "Notes on the genus Lygistorrhina Skuse with the description of the first Nearctic species." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 77 434–445.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1975. "Notes on the status and relationships of some genera in the tribe Milesiini (Diptera, Svrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 77 291–305.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1975. "The genus Palumbia Rondani (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 77 194–211.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1974. "Corrections and restrictions of the type localities of some Neotropical Syrphidae (Diptera)." Revta Brasil.Entomol, 18 1–7.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1974. "Descriptions of the first known Ethiopian Myolepta species, with a review of the subgeneric classification of Myolepta (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, (1) 325–334.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1974. "The Genus Pterallastes Loew (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 82, (1) 15–29.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1974. "The genus Spheginobaccha de Meijere (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 100, (3) 255–287.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1973. "Review of the genus Sterphus Philippi (Diptera: Syrphidae). Part I. Revisión del género Sterphus Philippi (Diptera: Syrphidae). Parte I." Entomologica Americana, 46, (2) 185–240.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1973. "De Geer's Exotic Musca Species (Diptera: Syrphidae and Calliphoridae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 75, (3) 354–356.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1972. "A new Platycheirus from New Zealand. First record of a melanostomine syrphid fly associated with ants." New Zealand journal of science, 15 77–84.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1972. "A contribution to a generic revision of the Neotropical Milesinae (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Arquivos de Zoologia, 23, (2) 73–215.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1972. "The genus Paratropidia Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 74, (3) 263–275.
• Means, R. G. and Thompson, F. Christian. 1971. "A first record of the occurrence of Culiseta (Culicella) silvestris minnesotae Barr (Diptera: Culicidae) in New York." Mosquito News, 31 443–445.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1971. "Two new Oriental species of the genus Myolepta Newman (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 73 343–347.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1971. "The Genus Nepenthosyrphus de Meijere with a Key to World Genera of Tropidiini." Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 44 523–534.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1969. "First record of Rhagio scolopaceus (Linne) in North America (Diptera: Rhagionidae)." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 71 141–143.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1969. "A new genus of microdontine flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with notes on the placement of the subfamily." Psyche, 76, (1) 74–85.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1968. "A new Australian Microdon with a name change (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 44 44–46.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1968. "The placement of the subgenus Protolepidostola Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new species." Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 41, (2) 270–277.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1965. "A new Neotropical Lepidosis Curran (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Entomology News, 76 61–62.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1964. "A New Sphegina from Nepal (Diptera: Syrphidae)." Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 59, 60 42–45.

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Book Chapter

• Thompson, F. Christian, Mengual, X., Young, A. D., and Skevington, J. 2017. "Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Philippines, Wallacea and New Guinea." In Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Telnoy, D., editor. 501–524. The Entomological Society of Latvia.
• Apigian, Kyle and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Tanypezidae (Tanypezid flies)." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 831–835. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
• Brown, B. V. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Family Braulidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 1097–1099. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
• Evenhuis, Neal L., Pape, Thomas, Pont, Adrian C., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Flying after Linnaeus: Dipteran names since Systema Naturae (1758)." In Systema Naturae 250: The Linnaean Ark. 76–92. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
• McAlpine, J. F. and Thompson, F. Christian. 2010. "Family Cryptochetidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 1121–1123. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
• Skevington, J. M., Thompson, F. Christian, and Camras, S. 2010. "Family Conopidae." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 847–855. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
• Thompson, F. Christian, Rotheray, Graham E., and Zimbado, Manuel A. 2010. "Syrphidae (flower flies)." In Manual of Central American Diptera. Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, Norman E., and Zumbado, M. A., editors. 763–792. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. 2
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2009. "Nearctic Diptera: twenty years later." In Diptera diversity: status, challenges and tools. Bickel, Daniel, Pape, Thomas, and Meier, Rudolf, editors. 3–46. Leiden and Boston: Brill.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 2006. "New Mesochria species (Diptera: Anisopodidae) from Fiji, with notes on the classification of the family." In Fiji Arthropods 4. 11–21. 86 in Bishop Museum Occasional Papers.
• Irwin, M. E., Schlinger, E. I., and Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Diptera, true flies." In The Natural History of Madagascar / Goodman, SM and Benstead, JP. Goodman, Steven M. and Benstead, Jonathan P., editors. 692–702. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

• Thompson, F. Christian. 2003. "Nomenclature and classification. Principles of." In Encyclopedia of Insects. Resh and Carde, editors. 798–807. Academic Press.
• Carroll, L. E., Norrbom, Allen L., Thompson, F. Christian, and Evenhuis, Neal L. 1998. "Bibliography." In Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia 9, vii and Diptera Data Dissemination Disk (CD-ROM). Thompson, F. Christian, editor. 301–513.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1998. "Introduction." In Thompson (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia 9, vii + 524 pp. & Diptera Data Dissemination Disk (CD-ROM). 5–6. Leiden, Netherlands: Backhuys Pub. for the North American Dipterists' Society. 9 in Myia.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1997. "Names: the keys to biodiversity." In Biodiversity II : understanding and protecting our biological resources / Marjorie L Reaka-Kudla; Don E Wilson; Edward O Wilson. 199–211.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1990. "Dipterists Ride the Third Wave." In Systematics of the North American Insects and Arachnids: Status and Needs.. Kosztarab, M. and Schaefer, C. W., editors. 179–201. Blacksburg, Virginia: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Information Series.
• Evenhuis, Neal L., Thompson, F. Christian, Pont, A. C., and Pyle, B. L. 1989. "Literature Cited." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 807–989. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill. In Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication, 86. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.49897.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1989. "9. Family Lygistorrhinidae." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 134. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill.
• Thompson, F. Christian and Vockeroth, J. R. 1989. "51. Family Syrphidae." In Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Evenhuis, Neal L., editor. 437–458. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press and E. J. Brill.
• Mathis, Wayne Neilsen and Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Editors' preface and acknowledgments." In The flower flies of the West Indies (Diptera, Syrphidae). 4–5. Washington, DC: The Entomological Society of Washington. 9 in Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington..
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1982. "Syrphidae." In Aquatic biota of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies : being a compilation of taxonomic bibliographies. Hurlbert, Stuart H. and Villalobos-Figueroa, Alejandro, editors. 464–465. San Diego, CA: San Diego State University. 3 in Aquatic biota of Latin America.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. "Syrphidae." In Aquatic biota of tropical South America : being a compilation of taxonomic bibliographies for the fauna and flora of inland waters of the tropical portion of South America. Hurlbert, Stuart H., Rodríguez, Gilberto, and dos Santos, Newton Dias, editors. 306–308. San Diego, CA: Department of Biology, San Diego State University. Pt.1 in Aquatic biota of Latin America.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1977. "Syrphidae." In Biota Acuatica de Sudamerica Austral.. 306–308. California: San Diego State University.
• Knutson, L. V., Thompson, F. Christian, and Vockeroth, J. Richard. 1975. "Family Syrphidae." In A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. 307–374. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 2

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Book

• Thompson, F. Christian and Pont, A. C. 1993. Systematic database of Musca Names (Diptera): A catalog of names associated with the genus-group name Musca Linnaeus, with information on their classification, distribution, and documentation. Koenigstein: Koeltz Scientific Books. In Theses zoologicae, 20.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Hellenthal, Ronald A., Louton, Jerry, Noonan, Gerald, Schuh, Randall, and Thayer, Margaret. 1990. Automatic Data Processing for Systematic Entomology: Promises and Problems: a report for the Entomological Collections Network. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1989. Biosystematic information systems. Washington: Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1984. Electronic Data Processing Applications. Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1981. The flower flies of the West Indies (Diptera: Syrphidae). Washington, D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington. In Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington.
• Thompson, F. Christian. 1980. Flower flies and Zoogeography. Kyoto, Japan. In International Congress of Entomology Proceedings.
• Thompson, F. Christian, Vockeroth, J. Richard, Sedman, Yale S., and Papavero, N. 1976. A catalogue of the Diptera of Americas South of the United States: Family Syrphidae. Sao Paulo: Museum of Zoology of the University of Sao Paulo.

Book Review

• Thompson, F. Christian and Mathis, Wayne Neilsen. 1981. [Book review] "A Catalogue of Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History)." Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, 27, (3), 230–231.