OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Systematic Entomology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Higher‐level phylogeny of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) inferred from mitochondrial genomes	59
Adding leaves to the Lepidoptera tree: capturing hundreds of nuclear genes from old museum specimens	38
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae	33
An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification	33
Protein‐encoding ultraconserved elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae)	30
DNA barcodes on their own are not enough to describe a species	28
The omission of critical data in the pursuit of ‘revolutionary’ methods to accelerate the description of species	28
Phylogenomic relationships of bioluminescent elateroids define the ‘lampyroid’ clade with clicking Sinopyrophoridae as its earliest member	28
Dense sampling of taxa and characters improves phylogenetic resolution among deltocephaline leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)	27
Reevaluation of Blapimorpha and Opatrinae: addressing a major phylogeny‐classification gap in darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae)	26
X‐ray microtomography and phylogenomics provide insights into the morphology and evolution of an enigmatic Mesozoic insect larva	25
Ultraconserved element phylogenomics and biogeography of the agriculturally important mason bee subgenus Osmia (Osmia)	24
A comprehensive phylogeny of flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) with a revised classification and a new South American genus	23
Ultraconserved elements reconstruct the evolution of Chagas disease‐vectoring kissing bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae)	23
Reconstructing the nonadaptive radiation of an ancient lineage of ground‐dwelling stick insects (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae)	23
A deeper meaning for shallow‐level phylogenomic studies: nested anchored hybrid enrichment offers great promise for resolving the tiger moth tree of life (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)	22
Phylogenomic species delimitation in the ants of the Temnothorax salvini group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): an integrative approach	22
Revising dating estimates and the antiquity of eusociality in termites using the fossilized birth–death process	22
Phylogenomics of Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) reveals pervasive morphological convergence and the shortcomings of previous classifications	21
Phylogeny and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with an emphasis on the Neotropical fauna	20
Towards a new classification of Muscidae (Diptera): a comparison of hypotheses based on multiple molecular phylogenetic approaches	19
Opening Pandora's box: molecular phylogeny of the stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) reveals great incongruences in the current classification	19
Phylogenomics of the North American Plecoptera	18
Assessing support for Blaberoidea phylogeny suggests optimal locus quality	18
Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of calling songs of the Lebinthini crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Eneopterinae), with description of two new genera	18

Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles	16
Museomics of a rare taxon: placing Whalleyanidae in the Lepidoptera Tree of Life	16
Reanalysis of the apoid wasp phylogeny with additional taxa and sequence data confirms the placement of Ammoplanidae as sister to bees	16
Diversification of true water bugs revealed by transcriptome‐based phylogenomics	16
Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus Lasius, the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	16
Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships	15
The limits of Quediini at last (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae): a rove beetle mega‐radiation resolved by comprehensive sampling and anchored phylogenomics	15
Phylogeny and classification of the leafhopper subfamily Eurymelinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) inferred from molecules and morphology	15
Morphological phylogeny of Panorpidae (Mecoptera: Panorpoidea)	14
Mitogenomic data elucidate the phylogeny and evolution of life strategies in Dermestidae (Coleoptera)	14
Evolution of feeding habits of sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and placement of Calonecrinae	14
How well do multispecies coalescent methods perform with mitochondrial genomic data? A case study of butterflies and moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera)	14
Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification	14
Phylogeny of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) based on morphological characteristics, with reclassification of the Empoasca generic group	14
From modern to classic: Classification of the planthopper family Issidae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea) derived from a total‐evidence phylogeny	14
Phylogeny of true ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) reveals pervasive convergent evolution and a rapid Cenozoic radiation	13
Larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) have evolved a diverse and phylogenetically conserved array of plant cell wall degrading enzymes	13
Massive gene rearrangements of mitochondrial genomes and implications for the phylogeny of Trichoptera (Insecta)	13
Phylogenomic analyses clarify the pattern of evolution of Adephaga (Coleoptera) and highlight phylogenetic artefacts due to model misspecification and excessive data trimming	13
The unresolved phylogenomic tree of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera): Assessing the potential causes and consequences	13
Combining molecular datasets with strongly heterogeneous taxon coverage enlightens the peculiar biogeographic history of stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera)	12
A cladistic insight into the higher level classification of Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)	12
Phylogeny and classification of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) with an emphasis on Neotropical fauna	12
New World Heterotermes (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae): molecular phylogeny, biogeography and description of a new species	12
Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome	11
Permian parallelisms: Reanalysis of †Tshekardocoleidae sheds light on the earliest evolution of the Coleoptera	11
Integrative taxonomy clarifies species limits in the hitherto monotypic passion‐vine butterfly genera Agraulis and Dryas (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae)	11
Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of Teletisoptera (Blattaria: Isoptera)	11
Integrative taxonomy solves taxonomic impasses: a case study from Epyrinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)	11
Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the New World subfamily Cryphocricinae, including the reinstatement of Ambrysinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)	11
Species delimitation and invasion history of the balsam woolly adelgid, Adelges (Dreyfusia) piceae (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Adelgidae), species complex	10
Mitochondrial genomes within bark lice (Insecta: Psocodea: Psocomorpha) reveal novel gene rearrangements containing phylogenetic signal	10
The first phylogeny of Australasian Lamiinae longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) reveals poor tribal classification and a complex biogeographic history	10
A molecular phylogeny of Glaphyridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): evolution of pollination and association with ‘Poppy guild’ flowers	10
Phylogeny of the stink bug tribe Chlorocorini (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) based on DNA and morphological data: the evolution of key phenotypic traits	10
Higher classification of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) inferred from molecular phylogeny and their endosymbionts	10
Hitchhiking into the future on a fly: Toward a better understanding of phoresy and avian louse evolution (Phthiraptera) by screening bird carcasses for phoretic lice on hippoboscid flies (Diptera)	9
Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf‐cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	9
A molecular phylogeny of the parasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) with descriptions of three new genera	9
Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Apicotermitinae (Blattodea: Termitidae)	9
Multigene phylogeny of blister beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae) reveals extensive polyphyly of the tribe Lyttini and allows redefining its boundaries	9
A global phylogenetic analysis of trap‐jaw ants, Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)	9
Phylogeny and divergence dating of the ladybird beetle tribe Coccinellini Latreille (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae)	8
Phylogeny and phylogeography of Diestramima cave crickets (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae): speciation driven by multiple dispersal and vicariance events	8
Inclusion of rare taxa from Blattidae and Anaplectidae improves phylogenetic resolution in the cockroach superfamily Blattoidea	8
Phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and related subfamilies	8
Revisiting the evolution of Ostrinia moths with phylogenomics (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae)	8
Origin and spatio‐temporal diversification of a fishfly lineage endemic to the islands of East Asia (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)	8
Phylogenetics, historical biogeography and molecular species delimitation of Gnaptorina Reitter (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptini)	8
Molecular phylogeny of Elmidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) with a focus on Japanese species: implications for intrafamilial classification	8

The enduring value of reciprocal illumination in the era of insect phylogenomics: a response to Cai et al. (2020)	7
The phylogeny of robber flies (Asilidae) inferred from ultraconserved elements	7
Nuclear copies of mitochondrial DNA as a potential problem for phylogenetic and population genetic studies of Odonata	7
Unexpected cryptic species diversity of parasites of the family Xenidae (Strepsiptera) with a constant diversification rate over time	7
Anchored phylogenomics and a revised classification of the planidial larva clade of jewel wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)	7
Phylogenomic inference of the higher classification of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)	7
Diversification of myrmecophilous Clavigeritae beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) and their radiation in New Caledonia	7
Afrotropics on the wing: phylogenomics and historical biogeography of awl and policeman skippers	7
A phylogenomic tree inferred with an inexpensive PCR‐generated probe kit resolves higher‐level relationships among Neptis butterflies (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)	7
Multiple mitochondrial haplotypes within individual specimens may interfere with species identification and biodiversity estimation by DNA barcoding and metabarcoding in fig wasps	7
Phylogeny and revision of the ‘Cubitermes complex’ termites (Termitidae: Cubitermitinae)	7
Evolution and biogeography of acidocerine water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) shaped by Gondwanan vicariance and Cenozoic isolation of South America	6
Digging deep: a revised phylogeny of Australian burrowing cockroaches (Blaberidae: Panesthiinae, Geoscapheinae) confirms extensive nonmonophyly and provides insights into biogeography and evolution of	6
Phylogeny of Membracoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) based on transcriptome data	6
Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)	6
Awakening a taxonomist's third eye: exploring the utility of computer vision and deep learning in insect systematics	6
Why are there so many species of mining bees (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)? The possible roles of phenology and Wolbachia incompatibility in maintaining species boundaries in the Andrena proxima	6
Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Candalidini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics, diversification and evolutionary history	6
Phylogenomics of the Aphididae: Deep relationships between subfamilies clouded by gene tree discordance, introgression and the gene tree anomaly zone	6
Evolution of wing polymorphism and genital asymmetry in the thread‐legged bugs of the tribe Metapterini Stål (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae) based on morphological characters	6
GBIF falls short of providing a representative picture of the global distribution of insects	6
Phylogenetics and host‐specificity of the mega‐diverse louse genus Myrsidea (Amblycera: Menoponidae)	5
Earliest record of fossil insect oothecae confirms the presence of crown‐dictyopteran taxa in the Late Triassic	5
Contribution of integrative taxonomy to tracking interspecific hybridisations between the biological control agent Torymus sinensis and its related taxa	5
Molecular phylogeny of Nabidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha): insight into relationships and reclassification with the proposal of the new tribe Stenonabini	5
Genomics‐based higher classification of the species‐rich hairstreaks (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)	5
Machine learning for expert‐level image‐based identification of very similar species in the hyperdiverse plant bug family Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)	5
Molecular phylogeny and classification of Nudariina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) with emphasis on the genera Barsine Walker, Ammatho Walker and Ovipennis Hampson	5
A phylogenomic approach to species delimitation in the mango fruit fly (Bactrocera frauenfeldi) complex: A new synonym of an important pest species with variable morphotypes (Diptera: Tephritid	5
Paleogene forest fragmentation and out‐of‐Africa dispersal explain radiation of the Paleotropical dung beetle tribe Epactoidini trib. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)	5
Phylogeny and systematics of Sphaeriusidae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga): minute living fossils with underestimated past and present‐day diversity	4
Molecular phylogeny of moss‐inhabiting flea beetles from the Chabria group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticini) reveals multiple colonizations and radiations in Taiwan	4
The thin red line between species – genomic differentiation of Gymnosoma Meigen, a taxonomically challenging genus of parasitoid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)	4
Diversification in and around the Atlas Mountains: Insights into the systematics and biogeography of the genus Thalpomena (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae)	4
The utility of wing morphometrics for assigning type specimens to cryptic bumblebee species	4
Systematic bias and the phylogeny of Coleoptera—A response to Cai et al. (2022) following the responses to Cai et al. (2020)	4
Evolution and diversification of the Southern Chilean genus Ceroglossus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) during the Pleistocene glaciations	4
Systematics of Afrotropical Eristalinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) using mitochondrial phylogenomics	4
Molecular phylogeny and macroevolution of Chaitophorinae aphids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae)	4
Molecular phylogeography and evolutionary history of the pink rice borer (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Implications for refugia identification and pest management	4