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While the sites share a lot in common, all four sites (the international site + 3 national sites) the sites are not identical, potentially making it worthwhile to check the other sites. For example, one can search using the Taxonomic Serial Number on the US site, something which is not possible on the other three sites. All the best, Ron Arsenault Memramcook N.B. 2010/9/21 Steve Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca> > A while back, Chris Majka put me on to a site where one can check the > current approved 2-part Latin name of a N. American fly (Nomina Diptera > Nearctica). The lists of names there also come, usefully, with the name of > the individual who first named that species, and the date of this. > > Does Chris or anyone else know a site that works similarly for bugs, > Hemiptera-Heteroptera? My colleague is back here looking at jumping feats > in jumping bugs (actually treehoppers, Membracidae) for which we think we > know the genus+species names for several species, but don't know the > discoverer/date. BugGuide.net doesn't give this info. > > Also, has anybody recently come across, in the same group, any buffalo > treehoppers recently (Ceresa tauriniformis), a rather large spectacular > green insect with 2 `horns` at the front that inhabits low vegetation? I > found a couple last year at this date, but we have drawn a blank so far this > year. > Steve > > > > -- Ronald G. Arsenault Memramcook, N.B. --0015174c0e3cf77dc40490d00675 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Steve,<div><br></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"&#= 39;times new roman', serif">Another option is to search the=A0<u>Integr= ated Taxonomic Information System</u><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face= =3D"'arial black', sans-serif">=A0<font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"'times new roman', serif">available here:=A0</font></font><= /font><a href=3D"http://itis.gbif.net/pls/itisca/taxaget?p_ifx=3Dplglt">htt= p://itis.gbif.net/pls/itisca/taxaget?p_ifx=3Dplglt</a>=A0=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>From this site, you can search for the species of inter= est or go to one of three national sites (Canada, US or Mexico).=A0</div><d= iv><br></div><div>While the sites share a lot in common, all four sites (th= e international site + 3 national sites) the sites are not identical, poten= tially making it worthwhile to check the other sites. =A0For example, one c= an search using the=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family= : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Taxonomic Serial Number = on the US site,=A0something=A0which is not possible on the other three site= s.</span></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"= size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><br= ></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, H= elvetica, sans-serif" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"= font-size: 12px;">All the best,</span></font></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"= size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><br= ></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, H= elvetica, sans-serif" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"= font-size: 12px;">Ron Arsenault</span></font></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"= size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;">Mem= ramcook N.B.<br></span></font><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/9/21 Stev= e Shaw <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:srshaw@dal.ca">srshaw@dal.ca= </a>></span><br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">A while back, Chris Majka put me on to a si= te where one can check the current approved 2-part Latin name of a N. Ameri= can fly (Nomina Diptera Nearctica). =A0The lists of names there also come, = usefully, with the name of the individual who first named that species, and= the date of this.<br> <br> Does Chris or anyone else know a site that works similarly for bugs, Hemipt= era-Heteroptera? =A0My colleague is back here looking at jumping feats in j= umping bugs (actually treehoppers, Membracidae) for which we think we know = the genus+species names for several species, but don't know the discove= rer/date. =A0BugGuide.net doesn't give this info.<br> <br> Also, has anybody recently come across, in the same group, any buffalo tree= hoppers recently (Ceresa tauriniformis), a rather large spectacular green i= nsect with 2 `horns` at the front that inhabits low vegetation? =A0I found = a couple last year at this date, but we have drawn a blank so far this year= .<br> <font color=3D"#888888"> Steve<br> <br> <br> <br> </font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Ronald G. Arsena= ult<br>Memramcook, N.B.<br> </div> --0015174c0e3cf77dc40490d00675--
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