Numbers

[Jonathan Sylvestre]

Hi Andy,

Do you know if there is a Excel version (or other data format) of the 
Opler&Warren list ?

Thanks,

Jonathan Sylvestre


<warrena at science.oregonstate.edu> a écrit dans le message de news: 
1137963049.43d3f02950f14 at webmail.oregonstate.edu...
>
> Hi All,
>
> Currently there are 1761 butterfly species recorded from Mexico- this 
> number
> changes each month, and includes most known, but still undescribed 
> species.
>
> http://www.mariposasmexicanas.com/intro.htm
>
> Best,
> Andy Warren
>
> PS- the Opler & Warren list can be downloaded for free from:
>
> http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/old_site/uasm//Opler&Warren.pdf
>
>
>
> Quoting drdn at mail.utexas.edu:
>
>> I would say a little higher if the whole continent is included from 
>> Darien to
>> Thule and Grenada to Nome - and the trend to unlump species complexes is
>> taken
>> into accound. There is no list published for the North American Continent
>> since
>> the 19th Century. The problem is that "North American" lists are only for 
>> the
>> US
>> and Canada and the Neotropical lists include Mexico and Central America. 
>> You
>> can
>> construct your own list by adding to the Opler & Warren list (US & 
>> Canada) a
>> selection of species from the Lamas list (Neotropical), based on range 
>> data
>> given, but you will come up short.
>> ..............Chris Durden
>>
>> Quoting Fred Heath <fred.heath at earthlink.net>:
>>
>> > Does your definition of North America include Mexico? If not, you are
>> > talking 700+. Mexico has roughly 2000 species including the majority of
>> > those north of the border, so my guess the total would be well under
>> > 2500.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Best regards, Fred
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]
>> > On Behalf Of Mike Leski
>> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:49 PM
>> > To: Leps-L at lists.yale.edu
>> > Subject: Numbers
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Anyone-
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What is the number of butterfly specie in North America?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >   _____
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