Searching for a Taxon Record

If you want to open a taxon record in the Taxon Name panel but you do not know its location in the Taxon Navigator, you can search for the taxon using the search bar at the top of the Taxonomic Editor window:

  1. Click in the search bar.
  2. Enter a search term – this can be the full taxon name or you can use the wildcard asterisk (e.g. Des*, *halteralis, *halt* could all be used to search for Desmometopa halteralis). Please note the search is case sensitive so you must use a capital letter where appropriate.
  3. Press Return on the keyboard.

The search results will appear as a new panel as shown below. Taxon records can be double-clicked to open their records in the Taxon Name panel.

Also in the search results are the types of taxa that you have included in your search. For example, the search above included Taxa, Synonyms, Names (without taxa) and Common Names:

Should you want to limit the search results to one or a sub-set of these options, you can do so by selecting and/or deselecting your search criteria using the drop-down menu to the right of the Search bar. Simply click the arrow icon to reveal the drop-down menu, and click on the available criteria. If the criterion is included in searches there will be a tick icon to its left.

All criteria will be included in searches

Only (accepted) Taxa and Synonyms will be included in searches

Tip! If your search results do not show any taxa but you know there should be matches within your dataset, make sure that the search criteria are selected. If they are ALL deselected you searches will be unsuccessful.