One aspect of informal training of our therevid PEET group came in the form of a weekly "sort night." Tuesday nights the dipterists caught a quick dinner together then hit the museum at the Illinois Natural History Survey, picking through the unsorted Diptera or working on critical Diptera-related projects: Mark Metz worked at curating the Syrphidae; Kevin Holston the Asilidae; and Steve Gaimari the unsorted Acalyptrates. It was an evening to learn from one another and help the museum label and classify specimens so that they could be sent to other specialists for determination. Pictured from left to right are Kevin Holston, Michael Irwin, and Mark Metz. Unpictured, but also part of the regular sort night gang were Don Webb, Steve Gaimari, and Martin Hauser. Visiting dipterists have also lent their expertise when present on Tuesday nights.

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