Help:Editing species pages

Species pages form the core content of Antwiki. There is already a page for each validly named species, as explained here. Adding information about a species is done by editing the relevant existing species page.

Finding a species page
There are two simple ways to find a particular species page. You can either type the binomial name in the search box and click on "Go" or include the name as part of the URL. Using Pheidole rhea as an example for the latter, you can add the name after the forward slash after the domain name: http://antwiki.org/Pheidole rhea followed by an "enter" keystroke. Both methods will take you directly to the species page, provided you spell the name correctly.

There are other methods for finding and navigating between named pages. See the Navigating around Antwiki help page.

Blank Species Pages
All the species pages were created from a template. A "blank" species page contains some headings and basic content but has yet to be edited by anyone.

The Species Page Template
Template generated content includes a species appropriate taxobox, an appropriate set of categories, a google map of the world, the name of the country where the type specimen was collected, the appropriate Bolton catalogue entry and a few headings. The species page template help page provides details about the species page template. If you or another editor inadvertently edit out any standard species page content, like the google map entry, you can easily determine what needs to be added back in by looking at the species page template page. From there you should be able to find the appropriate text, and where it should be placed, to reinsert the missing content.

Editing Content
Editing is used as a general term that refers to any revision. This includes adding new content or revising existing content. For organizational purposes this help page will first cover adding new content and then explain how to revise existing information.

Images
Photos and other visual content displayed on Antwiki are posted from files stored on the Antwiki webserver. To display an image you have on your computer on Antwiki you must first upload the file to Antwiki. Uploaded images are displayed on pages using some relatively easy to learn, but quite specific, syntax. The Image help page explains how to work with images.

Taxobox Images
One task editors can do to help improve Antwiki is to add images to species page Taxoboxes. The Taxobox help page explains how this can be done.

Caste Specific Automontage Images
A worker is typically the caste of choice for a species page taxobox. Exceptions to this would include cases where the species is a workless parasite or if a species has been described and is only known from a caste other than the worker. What can you do if you have montage images of castes other than the worker that is already shown in the taxobox images? The headings "Castes" was put in place, in part, as a convenient location to organize such images. Directions for adding Caste specific images are found here.

Introductory Paragraph
Removing "An introductory paragraph about this species should be placed here."