Using iNat's Guides interface, I created what will hopefully be considered to be a useful guide to the genus Pyrops, and what I plan to be the first of many hopper-based guides. Click through to check it out:
Features:
Covers all 68 species in the genusMaps for all speciesEasily sort species by distribution patternsSort species by Species Group, including a brief synopsis of each group (see diagram below)Easily check which species are illustrated in which publicationsEasily check which publications are most useful for which regionsAn annotated bibliography of references, including links to PDFs when available
Coming soon:
Sort species by forewing pattern, hindwing color, and cephalic process shape/colorPictures for more species not yet on iNat
Goals
Facilitate easy identification of species by sorting a large genus into more manageable groupsIdentify gaps in iNaturalist's coverage of species (for example, the genus is very diverse in the Philippines but there are currently no observations there)
Fig. 1: Pyrops species groups head detail
© Arnold Wijker, Gonam, Carmelo López Abad, and Sterling Sheehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
