Chrysomel’ID strives to enhance the knowledge on taxonomy, diversity, distribution and ecology of Chrysomeloidea. We are active in projects covering a broad geographic range, including Central America, South-East Asia and Africa.
Members
- Martijn Van Roie – Project leader
MiteFind‘s goal is to identify and catalogue mite diversity across the world, step by step. We search as many places as possible, at both small and large scale. We are especially interested in updating the current species records and contributing to mite taxonomy with new species descriptions.
Members
- Jonas Merckx – Researcher
- Dominiek Vangansbeke – Researcher
MyrmEcoDex aims to catalogue ant richness and diversity from (threatened) habitats across the globe, through the use of standardized field surveys and the study of museum collections. Particular interest goes to further optimising the ant-taxonomy, including the description of new species.
Members
- Frederik De Wint – Operations Manager
- Matthew Hamer – Data Manager
- Dominik Oorts – Internal Communications
- Jennifer Sudworth – Researcher
RePhoCus performs Research through Photography of Collections using stacking of images to acquire detailed digital vouchers of insect specimens. Museum collections house a trove of undocumented species. It is our goal to study this hidden biodiversity and help publish the data alongside the digitised specimens.
Members
- Martijn Van Roie – Project leader
- Jan Mertens – Image editor
SpiDivERse aims to increase understanding on the diversity and distributions of one of the planets most fascinating taxonomic groups, the hyperdiverse Araneae (spiders). We plan to identify, catalogue and describe spider communities from some of the most imperilled and biodiverse regions on earth.
Members
- Brogan Pett – Research director
- Jaime Escobar-Toledo – Researcher
- Olivia Pilmore-Bedford – Researcher