Insect Orders Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera: Taxonomic/Nomenclatural data

[John D. Oswald]

Basic taxonomic and nomenclatural information is now available on the web
for >9200 species-group names (ca. 6900 valid species) of extant and fossil
taxa belonging to the insect orders Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions,
owlflies and allies), Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies and dobsonflies)
and Raphidioptera (snakeflies). The "Index to the Neuropterida Species of
the World" web site
(http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/neuropterida/neur_sp_index/ins_search.html)
contains author and date information, original publication citation data,
and information on current nomenclatural status, current name (for
synonyms/homonyms), and distribution (for most...). Species/names of
interest can be located in several ways through a simple query interface.
The Index site was first posted for the 8th International Symposium on
Neuropterology held in College Station, Texas, in July of 2003, and is
announced more broadly for the first time here. The site will be of
interest to anyone working with neuropterid insects, but particularly to
specialist researchers and insect collection managers. Comments welcome.
Enjoy (lacewings rule!),
John Oswald


Dr. John D. Oswald
Associate Professor and Curator
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX   77843-2475
USA
Office phone: (979) 862-3507
Fax: (979) 845-6305
e-mail: j-oswald at tamu.edu

8th International Symposium on Neuropterology
    (http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/neuropterida/isn8/index.html)
Bibliography of the Neuropterida
    (http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/neuropterida/neur_bibliography/bibhome.html)
Neuropterists Directory
    (http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/neuropterida/ndi-home.html)
NeuroWeb
    (http://entowww.tamu.edu/research/neuropterida/neuroweb.html)