R. W. Crosskey

3.0k citations

94 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Insect Science top 0.5%
Ecology top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Infectious Diseases top 2%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 10%

Co-authors: R. P. Lane Peter H. Adler Adrian C. Pont Kenneth G. V. Smith B H Cogan Patricia W. Freeman H. Oldroyd Theresa M. Howard
Topics: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (43 papers)Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (25 papers)Insect behavior and control techniques (24 papers)
Cited by: Insect Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Ecology
Journals: Nature Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Bulletin of Entomological Research
Partner nations: United Kingdom Czechia Nigeria

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R. W. Crosskey

91 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical region

1980 314 citations R. W. Crosskey, B H Cogan et al. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cytotaxonomy of the Simuliidae (Diptera): a systematic and bibliographic conspectus 2015 ·Zootaxa ·Peter H. Adler,R. W. Crosskey	35
2	Medical Insects and Arachnids 1993 ·R. P. Lane,R. W. Crosskey	323
3	A taxa summary for theSimulium damnosumcomplex, with special reference to distribution outside the control areas of West Africa 1987 ·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology ·R. W. Crosskey	20
4	Fossil blackflies from Pleistocene interglacial deposits in Norfolk, England (Diptera: Simuliidae) 1986 ·Systematic Entomology ·R. W. Crosskey,(unknown)	3
5	Annotated keys to the genera of Tachinidae (Diptera) found in tropical and southern Africa 1984 ·African Invertebrates ·R. W. Crosskey	43
6	The occurrence ofSimuliums. 1. in the Libyan Arab Republic 1981 ·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology ·R. W. Crosskey,R. W. Ashford	3
7	Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical regionbreakdown → 1980 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·R. W. Crosskey,B H Cogan,Patricia W. Freeman,Adrian C. Pont,Kenneth G. V. Smith,H. Oldroyd	314
8	A conspectus of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of Australia, including keys to the supraspecific taxa and taxonomic and host catalogues 1973 ·R. W. Crosskey	79
9	A revisionary classification of the Rutiliini (Diptera: Tachinidae), with keys to the described species 1973 ·R. W. Crosskey	8
10	The type-material of Muscidae, Calliphoridae, and Sarcophagidae described by N. Baranov (Diptera) 1970 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Curtis W. Sabrosky,R. W. Crosskey	3
11	The type-material of Indonesian Tachinidae (Diptera) in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam 1969 ·Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·R. W. Crosskey	3
12	A preliminary revision of the black‐flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the Middle East 1967 ·Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London ·R. W. Crosskey	18
13	The classification ofSimuliumLatreille (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Australia, New Guinea and the Western Pacific 1967 ·Journal of Natural History ·R. W. Crosskey	35
14	The identification of African Simuliidae (Diptera) living in phoresis with nymphal Ephemeroptera, with special reference to Simulium berneri Freeman 1965 ·Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London Series A General Entomology ·R. W. Crosskey	4
15	Generic assignment and synonymy of some Curran types of African Tachinidae in the Division of Entomology, Pretoria 1964 ·Annals and Magazine of Natural History ·R. W. Crosskey	2
16	A systematic review of the Oriental and Australasian species of Argyrophylax Brauer and Bergenstamm, including the description of a new species from New Britain (Diptera : Tachinidae) 1963 ·Annals and Magazine of Natural History ·R. W. Crosskey	4
17	The identity ofTachina convergensWiedemann, 1824 andTachina mundaWiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Tachinidae) 1963 ·Annals and Magazine of Natural History ·R. W. Crosskey	5
18	LECTOTYPE SELECTION FOR TABANUS GUINEENSIS WIEDEMANN, 1824, AND NEOTYPE DESIGNATION FOR TABANUS SUGENS WIEDEMANN, 1828 (DIPTERA: TABANIDAE) 1961 ·Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London Series B Taxonomy ·R. W. Crosskey	1
19	Infection ofSimulium DamnosumwithOnchocerca VolvulusDuring the Wet Season in Northern Nigeria 1954 ·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology ·R. W. Crosskey	9
20	THE MORPHOLOGY, TAXONOMY, AND BIOLOGY OF THE BRITISH EVANIOIDEA (HYMENOPTERA) 1951 ·Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London ·R. W. Crosskey	53

About R. W. Crosskey

R. W. Crosskey is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology, having authored 94 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (43 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (25 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (1.0k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (973 citations) and Ecology (1.0k citations). R. W. Crosskey has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and Nigeria. Frequent co-authors include R. P. Lane, Peter H. Adler, Adrian C. Pont, Kenneth G. V. Smith, B H Cogan, Patricia W. Freeman, H. Oldroyd, Theresa M. Howard, G. B. White and R.J. Post. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Bulletin of Entomological Research.

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