In the last decade, new methods of estimating global species richness have been developed
and existing ones improved through the use of more appropriate statistical tools and new …

The number of species on Earth is one of the most fundamental numbers in science, but one
that remains highly uncertain. Clearly, more species exist than the present number of …

Background We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …

It has been suggested that we do not know within an order of magnitude the number of all
species on Earth [May RM (1988) Science 241 (4872): 1441–1449]. Roughly 1.5 million …

Global species richness, whether estimated by taxon, habitat, or ecosystem, is a key
biodiversity metric. Yet, despite the global importance of biodiversity and increasing threats …

The majority of living plant species are pollinated by insects, and this interaction is thought to
have played a major role in driving the diversification of modern angiosperms. But while …

The last 3 years have seen a global outbreak of media headlines predicting a global insect
apocalypse and a subsequent collapse of natural ecosystems, a so‐called 'ecological …

Aim For many taxa, inaccuracy of species boundaries and distributions hampers inferences
about diversity and evolution. This is particularly true in the Neotropics where prevalence of …

Quantifying the spatio-temporal distribution of arthropods in tropical rainforests represents a
first step towards scrutinizing the global distribution of biodiversity on Earth. To date most …

Herbivorous arthropods are the most diverse group of multicellular organisms on Earth. The
most discussed drivers of their inordinate taxonomic and functional diversity are high niche …