ECatSym - Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta : history and progress (Hymenoptera).

Abstract

The content and technical development of the Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (ECatSym) is briefly described. At present (April 2005) approximately 8.200 valid species group names and 850 genus group names are included. This represents significantly more than 90% of the known world fauna. As well as taxonomic and nomenclatural information, the database contains comprehensive data on foodplants, distribution and references.