Bradley James Sinclair

Bradley James Sinclair (1960–), Canadian entomologist

• Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OPL-Entomology, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 19 taxon names authored by Bradley James Sinclair

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1995

• Sinclair, B.J. 1995. Generic revision of the Clinocerinae (Empididae), and description and phylogenetic relationships of the Trichopezinae, new status (Diptera: Empidoidea). The Canadian Entomologist 127(5): 665–752. DOI: 10.4039/Ent127665-5 . Reference page. 

1997

• Bickel, D.J. & Sinclair, B.J. 1997. The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Galapagos Islands, with notes on the New World fauna. Entomologica Scandinavica 28(3): 241–270. DOI: 10.1163/187631297X00079 . Reference page. 

2005

• Zloty, J., Sinclair, B.J., Pritchard, G. 2005. Discovered in our backyard: a new genus and species of a new family from the Rocky Mountains of North America (Diptera, Tabanomorpha). Systematic Entomology 30(2): 248–266. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00270.x .

2006

• Shamshev, I.V. & Sinclair, B.J. 2006. The genus Schistostoma Becker from southern Africa, with an evaluation of its generic status (Diptera : Dolichopodidae s. l. : Microphorinae). African Invertebrates 47(1): 335–346. hdl: 10520/EJC84555 .
• Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M. 2006. The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera). Zootaxa 1180: 1–172. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1180.1.1. PDF A, PDF B. Reference page. 

2007

• Sinclair, B.J. & Plant, A.R. 2007. A new species of Hydropeza Sinclair from Chile (Diptera: Empididae). Acta Entomológica Chilena 31(2): 7–10.

2011

• Sinclair, B.J. 2011. Revision of the New Zealand genus Adipsomyia (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae: Trichopezinae), with key to local empidoid family and selected genus groups. New Zealand Entomologist 34(1): 30–36. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2011.9722205 . [Erratum: 35(1): 75. (2012) DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2012.651778 .] Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J., Brooks, S.E., Cumming, J.M. & Coovert, G.A. 2011. Revision of the Nearctic species of Heleodromia (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae). The Canadian Entomologist 143(6): 629–651. DOI: 10.4039/n11-036 . Reference page. 

2012

• Sinclair, B.J. & Shamshev, I.V. 2012. World revision of Iteaphila macquarti group (Diptera: Empididae). Zootaxa 3561: 1–61. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Lambkin, C.L., Sinclair, B.J., Pape, T., Courtney, G.W., Skevington, J.H., Meier, R., Yeates, D.K., Blagoderov, V. & Wiegmann, B.M. 2013. The phylogenetic relationships among infraorders and superfamilies of Diptera based on morphological evidence. Systematic Entomology 38(1): 164–179. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00652.x .
• Sinclair, B.J., Brooks, S.E. & Cumming, J.M. 2013. Revision of the Empis subgenus Enoplempis Bigot, east of the Rocky Mountains (Diptera: Empididae). Zootaxa 3736(5): 401–456. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3736.5.1 Reference page. 
• Tantawi, T.I. & Sinclair, B.J. 2013. An update of the blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the Galápagos Islands, and first record of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) from mainland Ecuador. Zootaxa 3750(3): 237–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.3.4 Reference page. 

2014

• Cumming, J.M. & Sinclair, B.J. 2014. The status of Crossopalpus obscuripes (Adams), a new junior synonym of Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae). Zootaxa 3872(4): 398–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3872.4.8 Reference page. 

2015

• Sinclair, B.J. 2015. New World species of Asymphyloptera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae). Zootaxa 4048(4): 553–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.4.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Cumming, J.M., Brooks, S.E. & Sinclair, B.J. 2016. Review of the little-known western Nearctic fly genus Philetus Melander (Diptera: Empididae), with a discussion of its phylogenetic assignment. Zootaxa 4093(2): 261–274. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.7. Full article (PDF)Reference page. 
• Pivar, R.J., Moulton, J.K. & Sinclair, B.J. 2016. A new species of Austrothaumalea Tonnoir from Australia (Diptera: Thaumaleidae). Zootaxa 4132(4): 594–597. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.12. Reference page. 
• Saigusa, T. & Sinclair, B.J. 2016. Revision of the Japanese species of Trichoclinocera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae). Zootaxa 4103(3): 201–229. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.3.1. Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. 2016. Revision of the Australian species of Hydropeza Sinclair (Diptera: Empididae: Ragadinae subfam. nov.). Records of the Australian Museum 68(1): 1–22. DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.68.2016.1657 . Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J., Cumming, J.M., Brooks, S.E., Plant, A.R. & Saigusa, T. 2016. Gondwanamyia, a new empidoid (Diptera) genus of uncertain placement. ZooKeys 621: 137–147. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.621.10115. Reference page. 

2017

• Ivković, M., Ćevid, J., Horvat, B. & Sinclair, B.J. 2017. Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species. ZooKeys 724: 53–100. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.724.21415. Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. 2017. Two new synonyms from Tibet (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae). Zootaxa 4268(2): 291–298. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.8. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. & Plant, A.R. 2017. Dolichocephala Macquart of Thailand (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae). Zootaxa 4358(3): 551–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4358.3.9. Reference page. 
• Tantawi, T.I., Whitworth, T.L. & Sinclair, B.J. 2017. Revision of the Nearctic Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Zootaxa 4226(3): 301–347. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4226.3.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2018

• Borkent, A., Brown, B.V., Adler, P.H., Amorim, D. de S., Barber, K.N., Bickel, D.J., Boucher, S., Brooks, S.E., Burger, J., Burington, Z.L., Capellari, R.S., Costa, D.N.R., Cumming, J.M., Curler, G., Dick, C.W., Epler, J.H., Fisher, E., Gaimari, S.D., Gelhaus, J., Grimaldi, D.A., Hash, J., Hauser, M., Hippa, H., Ibáñez-Bernal, S., Jaschhof, M., Kameneva, E.P., Kerr, P.H., Korneyev, V., Korytkowski, C.A.(†), Kung, G-A., Kvifte, G.M., Lonsdale, O., Marshal, S.A., Mathis, W.N., Michelsen, V., Naglis, S., Norrbom, A.L., Paiero, S.M., Pape, T., Pereira-Colavite, A., Pollet, M., Rochefort, S., Rung, A., Runyon, J., Savage, J., Silva, V.C., Sinclair, B.J., Skevington, J.H., Stireman, J.O. III, Swann, J., Vilkamaa, P., Wheeler, T.(†), Whitworth, T.L., Wong, M.A., Wood, D.M., Woodley, N.E., Yau, T., Zavortnik, T.J. & Zumbado, M.A. 2018. Remarkable fly (Diptera) diversity in a patch of Costa Rican cloud forest: Why inventory is a vital science. Zootaxa 4402(1): 53–90. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4402.1.3. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. 2018. Correct original spelling of Hydropeza queenslandensis Sinclair (Diptera: Empididae). Zootaxa 4433(2): 386–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.8 Reference page. 

2019

• Savage, J., Borkent, A., Brodo, F., Cumming, J.M., Curler, G., Currie, D.C., deWaard, J.R., Gibson, J.F., Hauser, M., Laplante,L., Lonsdale, O., Marshall, S.A., O'Hara, J.E., Sinclair, B.J. & Skevington, J.H. 2019. Diptera of Canada. Pp 397–450. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.819.27625 Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. 2019. Revision of the southern African genus Stuckenbergomyia Smith, 1971 (Diptera, Empidoidea) and proposal of a new subfamily. African Invertebrates, 60: 133–145. DOI: 10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.35556 Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J., Cumming, J.M., Brooks, S.E. & Saigusa, T. 2019. Revision of the Holarctic genus Gloma Meigen (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae: Trichopezinae). Zootaxa 4656(2): 287–309. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4656.2.5 pdf Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J., Vajda, E.A., Saigusa, T., Shamshev, I.V. & Wheeler, T.A.(†) 2019. Rhamphomyia Meigen of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland and Iceland (Diptera: Empididae). Zootaxa 4670(1): 1–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4670.1.1 Reference page. 
• Wheeler, T.A.(†) & Sinclair, B.J. 2019. Systematics of Paraleucopis Malloch with proposal of Paraleucopidae, a new family of acalyptrate Diptera. Zootaxa 4668(3): 301–328. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.1 Reference page. 

2020

• Shamshev, I.V., Sinclair, B.J. & Khruleva, O.A. 2020. The empidoid flies (Diptera: Empidoidea, exclusive of Dolichopodidae) of the Russian Arctic islands and Svalbard Archipelago. Zootaxa 4848(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4848.1.1 . Reference page. 

2021

• Pivar, R.J., Sinclair, B.J. & Moulton, J.K. 2021. Revision of the genus Niphta (Diptera, Thaumaleidae) Theischinger of South America, with descriptions of nine new species and a new immature morphotype. ZooKeys 1063ː 49–104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1063.71180 Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. & Shamshev, I.V. 2021. World revision of Iteaphila with unbranched radial vein (Diptera: Empidoidea: Iteaphilidae). Zootaxa 4968(1): 1–89. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4968.1.1 . ResearchGate . Plazi. Reference page. 

2022

• Greenwalt, D.E., Amorim, D.S., Hauser, M., Kerr, P.H., Fitzgerald, S.J., Winterton, S.L., Cumming, J.M., Evenhuis, N.L. & Sinclair, B.J. 2022. Diptera of the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation II. Palaeontologia Electronica 25.2.a22. DOI: 10.26879/1215 . Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J., Pivar, R.J. & Arnaud, P.H., Jr. 2022. World Catalogue of the family Thaumaleidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha). Zootaxa 5225(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5225.1.1 . Reference page. 

2023

• Badano, D., Sinclair, B.J., Zhang, Q., Palermo, F., Pieroni, N., Maugeri, L., Fratini, M. & Cerretti, P. 2023. New Cretaceous empidoids and the Mesozoic dance fly revolution (Diptera: Empidoidea). Cladistics 39(4): 337–357. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12536 . Reference page. 
• Sinclair, B.J. 2023. An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa 5283(1): 1–102. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1 . Plazi. Reference page.