Species richness estimation of the Afrotropical Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/24:43908826
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307404" target="_blank" >https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307404</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307404" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0307404</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Species richness estimation of the Afrotropical Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)
Original language description
Species richness is one of the fundamental metrics of biodiversity. Estimating species richness helps spotlight taxonomic groups that are particularly under-studied, such as the highly diverse Darwin wasps. The only available estimate of the number of Darwin wasps in the Afrotropics proposed almost 11,000 species, compared to the 2,322 recorded species. However, it relied exclusively on the ratio of morphospecies to described species in Henry Townes’ personal collection. We provide an updated estimate of the Afrotropical Darwin wasp species, using empirical data from multiple sources, including the increase in species numbers following generic revisions, morphospecies sorting in natural history collections, and diversity patterns of better-studied insects (butterflies) for extrapolation. Our analyses suggest that our knowledge of Darwin wasps is highly incomplete, with only 13–22% of species known in the five most extensively studied countries in the Afrotropics. We estimate 9,206–15,577 species of Darwin wasps within the entire Afrotropics, with the highest concentration expected in the Equatorial Afrotropics and Madagascar. Due to data constraints, our approach tends to underestimate diversity at each step, rendering the upper estimate (15,577 species) more realistic. We highlight reasons contributing to the gap between recorded and estimated species richness, including logistical and financial factors, as well as post-colonial influences.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS ONE
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
1932-6203
Volume of the periodical
19
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
19
Pages from-to
e0307404
UT code for WoS article
001282593200038
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85199861829