MOSCHweb — a matrix-based interactive key to the genera of the Palaearctic Tachinidae (Insecta, Diptera)

By

Cerretti, Pierfilippo
Tschorsnig, Hans-Peter
Lopresti, Massimo
Di Giovanni, Filippo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

205

Pages

5-18

Subjects

data matrix , description protocol , Diptera, Tachinidae , identification tool , interactive key , Morphology , Palaearctic region , web application

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.205.3409

 

Abstract

We provide a general overview of features and technical specifications of an original interactive key web application for the identification of Palaearctic Tachinidae genera. The full list of terminal taxa included in the key, which is the most updated list of genera currently recorded for the Palaearctic Region, is given. We also briefly discuss the need for dealing with detailed and standardized taxa descriptions as a base to keep matrix-based interactive tools easily updated, by proposing a standardized protocol.