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 …

Abstract The Swedish Malaise Trap Project (SMTP) is one of the most ambitious insect
inventories ever attempted. The project was designed to target poorly known insect groups …

Background More than 80% of all animal species remain unknown to science. Most of these
species live in the tropics and belong to animal taxa that combine small body size with high …

Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless,
quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant …

This study summarizes results of a DNA barcoding campaign on German Diptera, involving
analysis of 45,040 specimens. The resultant DNA barcode library includes records for 2,453 …

A catalogue of Psychodidae of Mexico is presented. A total of 99 species in 30 genera of the
subfamilies Bruchomyiinae, Phlebotominae, Psychodinae, and Trichomyiinae are listed …

Gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) constitute one of the largest and most diverse families of
Diptera, with close to 6600 described species and thousands of undescribed species …

Abstract The Canadian Diptera fauna is updated. Numbers of species currently known from
Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or …

Insect parasitoids may be an exception to the typical biogeographic pattern of increasing
species richness at lower latitudes exhibited by most taxa. Evidence for this 'anomalous' …

Roraima is a Brazilian state located in the northern portion of the Amazon basin, with few
studies regarding its biodiversity. The Ecological Station of Maracá (Brazil, state of Roraima) …