The list of the Newsletters sent by e-mail to the subscribers through the Mailing List (see home page), in chronological order.

Newsletter 05/2005

The Database of the Italian Chrysididae is on line!

We are proud to announce the publication of the Database of the Italian Chrysididae, which has the goal to collect all the information on the chrysidids of the Italian fauna. URL: http://www.chrysis.net/database/db.php.

The information is presented in reports per species dealing with the systematic position, the geographic distribution, and the biology. The content - provided for the most part by Paolo Rosa - will be constantly revised, corrected and integrated. That's why we have added the current date at the bottom of each report, to emphasize its temporary character.

The distribution data are given for the twenty Administrative divisions of Italy and are drawn from the Literature and from public and private collections. In order to correctly view the distribution maps, Macromedia Flash plug-in is required.

The reports are loaded in the main frame and the species list in the left frame. A simple search box at the top of the pages lets you list the reports matching your search criteria. A Help page explains in detail the meaning of all the entries used in the species report.

Now, the login form at the URL above is the same for both the databases and we have added a function to remember your password through a "cookie". A such technology is used to store in your computer your login data and to set you free from the need to digit your username and password each time you like to enter the database. Anyway, this function is optional, according to your own preferences.

Some tests are planned for the next weeks, so it's probable that the service will be irregular.

We will be grateful to you for your feedback!

Sincerely yours,
Gian Luca Agnoli & Paolo Rosa

Newsletter 03/2005

Dear Friends,
while we are waiting for the good season to enjoy entomological and macrophotographical entertainments, we invite you to Chrysis.net web site to take a look at the last photo galleries that we are proud to host:

02/2005: Digital macrophotographs of Chrysidids made by Maarten Jacobs in Belgium.
10/2004: A photo monograph on Stilbum cyanurum made by Alessio Perboni in Italy.

Thank you for your visits.

Sincerely,
Gian Luca Agnoli & Paolo Rosa

Newsletter 07/2003

Chrysis.net Newsletter, July 2003 - Starting from the few pages of the new born site in the year 2000, the website has grown much richer, both for its functionalities and for its content, thanks to internal and external contributions. In this philosophy, we officially announce the cooperation with Paolo Rosa, author of the main body of the databases: the Bibliographical one, with its 1,800+ entries, and the Faunistical one, still under construction.

Important implementations have recently been added together with the reorganization of some sections of the site. The server hosting the site registers now about 5,000 monthly accesses, with a peak of over 8,000 visitors during April 2003. These are extremely interesting values, because they show how the site has grown out of its confined dimensions to become a point of reference for a selected community of enthusiasts, thus accomplishing our original goals.

We would like to express again our invitation to contribute to the website by sharing experiences that could be useful to our visitors and to send us suggestions on what to add and what to improve.

Sincerely,
Gian Luca Agnoli & Paolo Rosa