[Taxacom] Paper on one fly, but of general significance

[Stephen Thorpe]

It is an interesting question whether identification requires comparison with related taxa, or whether a specimen can be identified by finding an exact match with another specimen which has already been reliably identified. A lot depends on the identifier, I suspect ..
 
Stephen


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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Paper on one fly, but of general significance


Overkill?  And, if it was worth putting in all that effort, would it
have not been worth including comparative diagnostics, and keys to
related or confusing taxa? In identification, the power lies in what
you are able to reject, not so much in what you are left with.  It's
the old glass half empty thing... ;)

jim

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