How to Use Entomology Database KONCHU

Simple Search

Advanced Search

Figure 1 shows an initial screen of the simple search.

Fig. 1. An initial screen of the simple search.

How to search

1. Keyword

Type a keyword in the input box.

2. Item

Select an item of the keyword from a pull down menu. To search the keyword from all items, select anywhere (default).

3. Logical operator

Select a logical operator (AND or OR or BUT NOT) from the pull down menu if you enter more than one keyword.

4. File

Select files for search by clicking check boxes of file names. If you click the check box again, it changes unselected.

5. Start to search

Click the Search button to start the search.

6. Reset your inputs

Click the Clear button to reset all your inputs.

Example:

Figure 2 shows a screen defining 2 keywords, Andrena in the item "scientific name" and Japan in the item "distribution" and selecting 2 files, ESKAIA and SHIKOKU. In the screen, the item for the 2nd keyword is just selecting from the pull down menu.

Fig. 2. A screen for defining keywords

When the search succeed, the result is shown as in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3. A screen of result of search.

How to display the retrieved records

Click the Q1 button to display the retrieved records. You can also see the retrieved records for the i-th keyword by clicking the Zi button.

Figure 4 shows a screen displaying retrieved records.

Fig. 4. A screen displaying retrieved records

Figure 5 shows an initial screen of the advanced search. In this mode, there are three fields for inputting keywords and their items, for selecting files, and for specifying logical formulas composed by keywords and operators.

Fig. 5. An initial screen of the advanced search.

How to search

1. Keyword

Type a keyword in the input box.

2. Item

Select an item of the keyword from a pull down menu. To search the keyword from all items, select anywhere (default).

3. Logical formula

Make logical formula out of keywords and their items which are defined at the stage 1 and 2 (detail is here).

4. File

Select files for search by clicking check boxes of file names. If you click the check box again, it changes unselected.

5. Start to search

Click the Search button to start the search.

6. Reset your inputs

Click the Clear button to reset all your inputs.

Example:

In Fig. 6., 3 keywords, Andrena in the item "scientific name", Japan in the item "distribution" and Korea in the item "distribution" are defined as Z1, Z2 and Z3 respectively. Z1.Z2 (Z1 and Z2), Z1.Z2.Z3 (Z1 and Z2 and Z3), Z1.(Z2,Z3) (Z1 and (Z2 or Z3)), Z1.Z2.^Z3 (Z1 and Z2 and (not Z3), that is Z1 and Z2 but not Z3) are also defined as logical formulas. You can retrieve multiple logical formulas simultaneously like this.

Here 2 files, ESAKIA and SHIKOKU are selected for the search.

Fig. 6. A screen for definig keywords

When the search succeed, the result is shown as in Fig. 7.

Fig. 7. A screen of result of search

How to display the retrieved records

Click the Qi button to display the retrieved records for the question Qi. You can also see the retrieved records for the i-th keyword by clicking the Zi button.

Figure 8 shows a screen displaying retrieved records.

Fig. 8. A screen displaying retrieved records