New Zealand ground-beetle genera: Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai TFBIS* programme (Project 186, July 2006–June 2009) and Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua FRST*–funded OBI* contract "Depicting the New Zealand Land 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. The authors are also grateful to Anne Austin (Landcare Research) for her editorial input. Finally, special thanks also to Chris Green (Department of Conservation, Auckland) and Ricardo Palma (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington) for supporting the initial TFBIS funding application.
*FRST = Foundation for Research Science & Technology. OBI = Outcome-based Investment. TFBIS = Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System.