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Two words – absolutely magnificent! The editors have really raised the bar and are to be congratulated on the first two (of four) superb volumes in the literature of dipterology. These two volumes begin with a fitting and poignant tribute to the late Brian R. Stuckenberg, regarded by many as the ‘father’ of Afrotropical dipterology and who would, I’m sure, have been delighted at such superb clarity and completeness. The most notable step forward in these volumes is the abundant introduction of high quality photographic images of flies, previously not seen in Manuals of Dipterology of the Nearctic, Palaeactic and Central & Neotropical America regions. The sections most benefitting from these superb renderings, are the dichotomous keys, in which the characters in the couplets are clearly illustrated by clearly annotated photographic images. That is not to say that the detailed line drawings accompanying these and previous Manuals of Dipterology are poor (anything but, they are extremely detailed), but rather, that the photographs more clearly and more attractively provide visual information. Paging through the two volumes, one is struck by the incredible diversity of Afrotropical Diptera and can only but marvel at the evolutionary processes that took place resulting in the fauna we see today. The degree of detail in the family chapters is consistent with the quality of previous manuals and the individual contributors are to be commended, as much the editors are, on the high standard of delivery. Volume one begins with a thoughtfully worded forward by George McGavin and acknowledgements from the senior editor Ashley Kirk-Spriggs, followed by introductory chapters covering a brief history of Afrotropical dipterology and collection and African Invertebrates 59(1): 107–109 (2018)

Manual of Afrotropical Diptera . 2017. Volume 1 & 2, edited by Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs and Bradley J. Sinclair.