For todays session on the scratchpad, I concentrated on the Riodinidae:
1) I checked all the Genus names against the NHM database
2) I started checking the species names against the LepIndex. I have found a few cases that need further attention, where the name doesn't match with the LepIndex but seems to be in general use (linked to this post). For this I will have to try and check the original descriptions. I have emailed George Beccaloni at LepIndex (13/2/2012) with my observations, but got an automated reply that he is out of the office until April.
3) I started adding Taxon Descriptions for the genus Abisara. Found lots of useful websites with information about sizes, colours, wingpatterns, ranges... Its hard to judge the quality of this information, but there is certainly a lot out there albeit patchy.
4) Reinforced my feelings that a strong 'controlled' biological taxonomy is essential for linking biological data.
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