Quote Originally Posted by Jerah Teoh Yong Qiang View Post
Thanks guys. Hissers are interesting but goodness me, they're confusing to learn about! The entire Portentosa, Grandidieri, Vanwaerebecki strains and their morphology just seem to be beyond my ken!
Believe me, insect taxonomy is no walk in the park and often requires a lot of patience, practice and keying of characters. I do phylogenetic work on parasitoid wasps and a very minute character can differentiate an entire GENUS. It is not that uncommon to have an expert on a single genus due to the sheer species richness in many groups (i.e. Coleoptera and Hymenoptera)... so don't feel bad my friend, you are not alone in the confusing world of insects!

@RockyGurly - I'm sorry that Canada does not allow exotic insects into the country =,(