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This first treatment of a regional order level fauna using
state-of-the-art modern
electronic technology will see the comprehensive coverage of 65 Hymenoptera
families, incorporating 2 000 genera and 18 374 species that occur in the
Afrotropical region (Africa south of the Sahara; southern Arabian Peninsula;
Madagascar and surrounding islands). The core focus of the guide will include well-illustrated
dichotomous identification keys to genera, with links to online interactive
Lucid or Delta dichotomous and matrix based keys hosted on Waspweb, AntWeb or
Antbase. The electronic production will be rendered with semantic
mark up of text and digital object identifiers facilitating interactive access
to multiple web-based resources: Hymenoptera Names Server, Morphbank, EOL, Waspweb, Antweb, Antbase etc,
etc. This multi-authored project requires input from numerous
international specialists with the production process potentially facilitated
through the virtual systematic laboratory pioneered by Norman Johnson at Ohio
State University. |
