Monday, December 11, 2006
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SPITNET: Spittlebug photo identification and taxonomy on the net

Joseph S. Richards, jrichar3@mail.nysed.gov, New York State Museum and University At Albany, Biology, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY and Jason R. Cryan, jcryan@mail.nysed.gov, New York State Museum, Research & Collections, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY.

Identification of spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) is currently difficult because identification keys are incomplete and/or outdated, and not fully illustrated. SPITNET will be a new online taxonomic resource center for the identification of spittlebugs and froghoppers, and will feature high quality digital images of major cercopoid lineages in interactive identification keys. This poster will include examples of spittlebug images and an overview of SPITNET's identification resources.


Species 1: Hemiptera Cercopidae

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