Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research
Taxonomic impediment is one of the main roadblocks to managing the current biodiversity crisis. Insect taxonomy is the biggest contributor to the taxonomic impediment, both in terms of the knowledge gap and the lack of experts. With this study, we tried to size the knowledge gap by analyzing taxonom...
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| description | Taxonomic impediment is one of the main roadblocks to managing the current biodiversity crisis. Insect taxonomy is the biggest contributor to the taxonomic impediment, both in terms of the knowledge gap and the lack of experts. With this study, we tried to size the knowledge gap by analyzing taxonomical studies on the subfamily Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) conducted from 2010 to 2021. All available taxonomic knowledge gathered in this period is critically summarized: newly described species, detection of alien species, published identification keys, etc. All findings are discussed relative to the current state of general taxonomy. Future prospects for taxonomy are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6098ff4d9bec4a059e6ae567808556272023-11-23T20:27:19ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-02-0113217010.3390/insects13020170Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae ResearchAndjeljko Petrović0Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaTaxonomic impediment is one of the main roadblocks to managing the current biodiversity crisis. Insect taxonomy is the biggest contributor to the taxonomic impediment, both in terms of the knowledge gap and the lack of experts. With this study, we tried to size the knowledge gap by analyzing taxonomical studies on the subfamily Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) conducted from 2010 to 2021. All available taxonomic knowledge gathered in this period is critically summarized: newly described species, detection of alien species, published identification keys, etc. All findings are discussed relative to the current state of general taxonomy. Future prospects for taxonomy are also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/2/170taxonomytaxonomic impedimentAphidiinaeparasitoids |
| spellingShingle | Andjeljko Petrović Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research Insects taxonomy taxonomic impediment Aphidiinae parasitoids |
| title | Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research |
| title_full | Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research |
| title_fullStr | Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research |
| title_short | Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research |
| title_sort | sizing the knowledge gap in taxonomy the last dozen years of aphidiinae research |
| topic | taxonomy taxonomic impediment Aphidiinae parasitoids |
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