

Anyway, if anyone else out there has Paratrechina and/or Discothyrea specimens, they might want to take a look at them. And if anyone else is working on any revisions and would like to get specimens, I would be happy to put an announcement up here.
In which I will be keeping track (for my own benefit) of my daily progress in the identification of the ant fauna of Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador, the analysis of that data, and the pursuit of my PhD. And (for the benefit of everyone else) I hope to provide helpful information on ants, taxonomy, database management, identification, and other assorted endeavors. Cheers
From James Trager:
ReplyDeleteAlso this, since I was not, for some reason, able to post a comment at your blog. I can’t tell you what a relief it is that LaPolla has taken up Paratrechina. He seems really sharp and has as good a chance as anyone out there of figuring them out. People have been urging me to move beyond the Nearctic and revise the rest since my 1984 paper on the U.S. ones came out but, well, that would be a full-time endeavor and I only get to work on ants very part time these days. I do however, really look forward to seeing John’s work on them, and your pictures, too.
Cheers, James