\begin{table}%T5
      \caption{\label{DIP}Compilation of dip positions in the restframe $R$~band
      in cluster LFs from literature. Data were transformed to $R$--band
      absolute magnitudes by using k-- and evolutionary correction,
      and average colours for early--type galaxies of Poggianti
      (\cite{pog97}).}
    \begin{tabular}{c c c  c }
            \hline \hline
            \noalign{\smallskip}
             {Cluster \ name} & {Redshift}  &  {~~~~Dip \ position} & {Reference} \\
            \noalign{\smallskip}
            \hline
            \noalign{\smallskip}
            {Virgo}        & 0.0040 & $-$18.9 & {Sandage et~al.    (\cite{san85})} \\
            {ABCG~194}    & 0.018  & $-$19.8 & {Yagi et~al.   (\cite{yag02})}\\
            {Coma}         & 0.0232 & $-$19.8 & {Biviano et~al.    (\cite{biv95})} \\
            {ABCG~496}    & 0.0331 & $-$19.8 & {Durret et~al.    (\cite{dur00})} \\
            {ABCG~2063}   & 0.035  & $-$19.3 & {Yagi et~al.    (\cite{yag02})} \\
            {ABCG~576}    & 0.038  & $-$18.6 & {Mohr et~al.    (\cite{moh96})} \\
            {Shapley 8}    & 0.0482 & $-$19.5 & {Metcalfe et~al.   (\cite{met94})} \\
            {ABCG~754}    & 0.053  & $-$19.3 & {Yagi et~al.   (\cite{yag02})} \\
            {ABCG~85(z)}$^{{a}}$   & 0.0555 & $-$19.9 & {Durret et~al.   (\cite{dur99})} \\
            {ABCG~85} & 0.0555 & $-$19.3 & {Durret et~al.   (\cite{dur99})} \\
            {ABCG~2670}   & 0.076  & $-$19.3 & {Yagi et~al.   (\cite{yag02})} \\
            {ABCG~1689}   & 0.181  & $-$18.7 & {Wilson et~al.   (\cite{wil97})} \\
            {ABCG~665}& 0.182  & $-$18.7 & {Wilson et~al.    (\cite{wil97})} \\
            {ABCG~963}& 0.206  & $-$19.0 & {Driver et~al.   (\cite{dri94})} \\
            {ABCG~209}& 0.209  & $-$19.6 & {This ~ paper}           \\
            {MS~2255.7+2039} & 0.288 & $-$19.6 & {N\"aslund et~al.   (\cite{nas00})}           \\ \hline
         \end{tabular}
${^{a}}$ LF fitted only on the spectroscopically
confirmed cluster galaxies.

   \end{table}