<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Dear Irina,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> This is a great idea and I am all for helping you
in whatever way I can, but being based in a non-European country. Taxonomy and all inclusive bioecological focuses pertaining to the Oriental Syrphidae fauna can be covered for you. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Chris is right and the hover-flies are an attractive and widespread group, but the taxonomy is still far from complete and much more sampling is required in very rich tropical areas, especially for the Eristalinae (“Milesinae” and Microdontinae).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family:
'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The EDIT draft is not too clear about actual goals and methods to achieve them but the CATE one is well drafted. I am doing something like this for the birds of the Indian sub-continent and attracting both experts ("Exploring Conductors") and field-oriented amateurs ("Mixed Hunting Parties" !) to work together towards not only a more accurate <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>illustrated field guide (the 3-4 already published recently by foreign authors need improvement) but also to ultimately generate a comprehensive database on the Ornithology of India and neighbouring areas, based on better species concepts and parameters being biogeographical, not political. Good luck on your task and please consider me</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"available." <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cheers,</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">KUMAR<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div><BR><BR><FONT face=arial><STRONG>Dr Kumar Ghorpade</STRONG>, B.Sc.(Agri.),M.Sc.,Ph.D (Entomol.). <BR>Smithsonian Institution (U.S.A.) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1982-1983) researching Oriental Syrphidae, Sciomyzidae and Ephydridae (Diptera). <BR><STRONG>Currently:</STRONG> Post-Graduate Teacher & Research Associate in Systematic Entomology, Department of Agricultural Entomology,University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishi Nagar, Dharwar 580 005, Karnataka (INDIA). <BR><STRONG>Post to:</STRONG> P.O. Box 221, K.C. Park Post Office, Dharwar 580 008,
INDIA.</FONT><FONT face=verdana> </FONT><p> 
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