New iNat Guide to the lanternfly genus Pyrops

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:

Asian Lanternflies of the genus Pyrops

Features:

Covers all 68 species in the genus

Maps for all species

Easily sort species by distribution patterns

Sort species by Species Group, including a brief synopsis of each group (see diagram below)

Easily check which species are illustrated in which publications

Easily check which publications are most useful for which regions

An annotated bibliography of references, including links to PDFs when available

Coming soon:

Sort species by forewing pattern, hindwing color, and cephalic process shape/color

Pictures for more species not yet on iNat

Goals

Facilitate easy identification of species by sorting a large genus into more manageable groups

Identify 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)