World Revision of Eriococcidae
Informations
- Funding country
Hungary- Acronym
- -
- URL
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- Start date
- 2/1/2005
- End date
- 12/31/2008
- Budget
- 21,096 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thematic Programme | Grant | 2/1/2005 | 12/31/2008 | 21,096 EUR |
Abstract
There are 67 genera and 551 species known in Eriococcidae family. Between 1981 and 1990 7 new genera and 80 new species were described in the World. This trend similar till now. Because of this intensive study is necessary in Hungary, too. The level of taxonomic knowledge is quite different even in so called well-known regions. In the World 15% new species were described between 1981 and 1990. In our region 26% new species were found after 1960. The members of this family are known all over the World. The most detailed information is in the Catalogue of Miller et al (2000). In the last Years several new species were described in different parts of the World. To understand the evolution of the Palaearctic fauna necessary the intensive studies in other regions, too. The distribution of species in different genera shows also very different pictures. It should be improve by local and international surveys. Our earlier data show that a lot of new result could be expected in this family. Our preliminary studies premises important theoretical and practical results. Because of this we planed to start a more intensive study, which includes description of new species and development of new methods.