New Zealand Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae): Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai TFBIS* programme (Project 164, November 2005 - June 2008) and Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua FRST*–funded OBI* contract "Depicting the New Zealand Biota" for funding this WWW project. They are indebted to Karen Scott (Landcare Research, Webmaster) for dedicating her invaluable time and great talents to the design of this website. They are also indebted to Christine Bezar and Anne Austin (Landcare Research, Editors) for editing the text. They owe special thanks to Jim Esson (Palmerston North) for access to his large collection of nature photos of cicadas that bring the site alive, which would not be possible using photos of museum specimens alone. Thanks also to other people who have sent photos that may not have been included in version 1 of the site; the authors will contact them again at the time of including their contributions. Special thanks to Damian Barnier from the LUCID support group (University of Queensland, Brisbane) and to Anne Austin (Landcare Research) for her editorial input. Finally, many thanks also to Chris Green (Department of Conservation, Auckland) and John Marris (Lincoln University) for supporting the initial funding application, and for further encouragement and support during the course of this project.
*FRST = Foundation for Research Science & Technology. OBI = Outcome-based Investment. TFBIS = Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System.