Saturday and Sunday 15 & 16 September 2018

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Secretary: Catherine M. Jones (catherinemjones7@gmail.com)

The BWARS Committee invite all our members to join us at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September for the BWARS member’s weekend including the AGM.

The BWARS members’ weekend is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people. It is mainly informal and informative, with the official business conducted on Sunday morning at the AGM.

On Saturday afternoon… Read more

BWARS AGM and Members’ weekend 2018

Details here: 2018 AGM & Members Weekend

Download the programme HERE

Invitation to 2018 BWARS AGM & members weekend

Species concept dictionary spreadhseet BWARS 2019

Species or species concept? An explanation

Species concept dictionary BWARS 2019

There have been quite a few developments in how BWARS deals with species - primarily moving to a species concept basis. Simply put, this relates the interpretation of a name to a publication, which in turn relates to the type specimen. A more complete illustration can be found in the downloads on this page.

All data received, verified and validated by BWARS up to 2020 has been mapped.

We would be very grateful for any comments regarding these maps. There are always errors which creep in, your vigilance in pointing these out is greatly valued.

Some modern papers which… Read more

Notes and references for Species Concept Dictionary comments (BWARS 2017)

Branstetter, M.G. et al. Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees

Vikberg, V.V. A re-evaluation of five European species of Spilomena with a key to European species and relevance to the fauna of North Europe, especially Finland (Hymenoptera: Pemphredonidae)