Insect Systematics and Diversity

Papers
(The median citation count of Insect Systematics and Diversity is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Looks can be deceiving: a possible novel mimicry assemblage in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera), with phylogeny and new species of firefly-like Hemilophini35
Comparative Phylogeography in the Taiwan–Luzon Volcanic Belt Indicates Fast Diversification History of Pachyrhynchus Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)35
High throughput sequence data for association and description of female Calicnemia haksik (Odonata: Platycnemididae)24
Crane fly (Diptera: Tipuloidea) systematics: past, present, and future23
Morphology-based Phylogenetic Analysis of Membracoidea (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) With Placement of Fossil Taxa and Description of a New Subfamily21
Ecological, morphological, and molecular diversification in a clade of Melanesian Ethmostigmus centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha), with the descri19
Afrocosmoderes bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae): an ancient, but overlooked, species radiation of pygmy borers in Madagascar19
Across mountains and ocean: species delimitation and historical connectivity in Holarctic and Arctic-Alpine wolf spiders (Lycosidae, Pardosa)18
Climate Relicts: Asian Scorpion Family Pseudochactidae Survived Miocene Aridification in Caves of the Annamite Mountains17
Ultraconserved elements, DNA barcoding and morphology unravel the diversity and evolution of the Hypoponera pruinosa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in I17
Phylogenetic bridging by Cretaceous Stephanidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea): Burmese amber fossils highlight early diverging lineages16
Utilization of Community Science Data to Explore Habitat Suitability of Basal Termite Genera16
Odonata systematics: past, present, and future: a review of the phylogenetic works in Anisoptera (dragonflies)15
Species delimitation and biogeography of Adelgidae (Hemiptera): phylogeographic origin of newly discovered Adelges in Taiwan and their North American sister11
“Picking up signals” in male genital morphospace and integrating phylogenomics to delimit Neotropical Nylanderia Emery species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)10
Paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Polistinae) from Xiede (Eocene, central Tibetan Plateau): systematics and paleoecological implications10
Microallopatric speciation in the relict dung beetle genus Grebennikovius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Eastern Arc Mountains9
Prey-associated genetic differentiation in two species of silver fly (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), Leucotaraxis argenticollis and L. piniperda8
Integrative systematics of Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2007 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Cheguevariinae) identifies genetic stability in color-polymorphic individuals and a disjoint relationship with Am8
Endemic and cryptic: different biogeographic histories of three Italian blister beetles of the genus Meloe (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloinae: Meloini)8
Phthiraptera systematics: past, present, and future8
Genomics helps resolve allopatric COI (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) divergences in selected alpine Lepidoptera and allows for a taxonomic revision of the Symmoca signella7
Untangling the Beet Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) species complex: a case study in integrative taxonomy7
Museomics reveals patterns of within-species divergence and diversification in Troides birdwings (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)7
Phylogenomics of the major lineages of Bembidion and related ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini)7
Preliminary phylogenomic analyses reveal multiple reversions to nocturnal behavior and morphology within the primarily diurnal tribe Adesmiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)6
Synthesis of the host associations of Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera): a key to illuminating a dark taxon6
A relict subterranean spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes) reveals a unique component of the biogeography of Corsica6
Integrative systematics and conservation of endangered Carabus nankotaizanus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Taiwan6
Phylogeny and diversification analyses of extant planthopper families (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) based on a mitochondrial dataset reveal ancient lineages originating during the Jurassic and originally6
The past and present of a mute cricket: a re-understanding of the Goniogryllus Chopard, 1936 based on an integrative taxonomic study (Orthoptera: Gryllinae; Gryllini; Brachytrypina)5
Illuminating the darkness: an exceptionally diverse fauna of subterranean Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Asian karsts5
Discovery in leaf litter: uncovering the systematics of Porcelloderes (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phimophorinae)5
Climatic Niche Conservatism and Ecological Diversification in the Holarctic Cold-Dwelling Butterfly Genus Erebia5
Serial amber fossils unveiling the innovation process of mouthparts in water boatmen (Hemiptera: Corixoidea) in the phylogenetic context of total evidence5
Phylogenomic Interrogation Revives an Overlooked Hypothesis for the Early Evolution of the Bee Family Apidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), With a Focus on the Subfamily Anthophorinae5
Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1 evolution and its relationship to sociality: hymenopteran Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1 exhibits accelerated evolution in variable exon regions5
Species delimitation under allopatry: genomic insights within and across continents in Lepidoptera5
Lessons From a Museum's Cabinet: DNA Barcoding and Collections-Based Life Stage Associations Reveals a Hidden Diversity in the Puerto Rican Bank Paedomorphic Lycidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Leptolyc4
Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)4
A re-assessment of Palaeotanyrhina (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) elucidates the phylogeny of Leptopodoidea4
Phylogeny, molecular species delimitation, and biogeography of the cryptic subgenus Ulopsina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae)4
Phylogenomics supports a new subfamily of paedomorphic net-winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot4
Jewels of the desert: natural history and species-level phylogeny of Stiriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)4
Scaling up taxonomic training through a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) and descriptions of 4 new ant species in the genus Nylanderia 4
Phylogenomics reveals within species diversification but incongruence with color phenotypes in widespread orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini)4
UCE phylogenomics, biogeography, and classification of long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini), with insights on using specimens with extremely degraded DNA4
Skeletomuscular Atlas and Deep Homology of a Metamorphosing Genitalic Appendage in a Flat-Backed Millipede (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae:Pseudopolydesmus)4
Phylogenetic analysis of Syrphidae (Insecta, Diptera) based on low-coverage whole genomes4
Correction to: Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)4
Estimating the Drivers of Diversification of Stoneflies Through Time and the Limits of Their Fossil Record4
Regionally localized population genetic structure of a non-native terrestrial isopod ( Porcellio spinicornis ) (Isopoda: Porcellionidae)3
Systematics of the thread-legged bug genus Gardena (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) in East Asia: species delimitation, molecular phylogenetics, and evo3
Camel spider trait evolution demonstrates repeated patterns of convergence (Arachnida: Solifugae: Eremobatidae)3
Discovery and Genetic Characterization of Single Cohort Adult Colonies With Male Aggregations, and Preliminary Evidence for Lekking in a Malagasy Kite Spider (Isoxya, Gasteracanthinae)3
The first Chinese protolindeniid fossil (Odonata: Petalurida: Protolindeniidae) highlighting the evolution of wing hinge structures of Odonata3
Genomic integrity of Phyciodes butterfly species in a region of contact (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)3
A review of Appalachian Dasycerus Brongniart and the recognition of cryptic diversity within Dasycerus carolinensis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Dasycerinae)3
Building a community-based taxonomic resource for digitization of parasites and their hosts3
High sexual display trait diversity without measured genetic divergence in a montane hybrid zone involving young species (Habronattus americanus subgroup, Araneae: Salticidae)3
Correction to: Zygoptera systematics: past, present, and future3
Phylogenetic systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cerurinae (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and a description of a new genus3
Xenos vesparum(Strepsiptera: Xenidae)—A New Insect Model and Its Endoparasitic Secondary Larva3
Systematics of Sphecidae sensu lato : Past, Present, and Future—Quantifying Diversity, Taxonomy, and Phylogeny2
Sixteen in One: White-Belted Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) From the New World Challenge Species Concepts2
Demographic history of Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a beetle causing mass mortality of oak trees, in eastern Japan2
Molecular Phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Reveals the Polyphyletic Nature ofTrogodermaLatreille and the Taxonomic Placement of the Khapra BeetleTrogoderma granariumEverts2
The evolution of 2 male terminalia periphallic structures in Drosophila and related genera (Diptera: Drosophilidae)2
Disguise or surprise: spider antipredator adaptations as a function of the architecture of their webs2
Phylogeny and evolution of larval feeding mode in the megadiverse superfamily Sciaroidea (Diptera)2
Reviewers for Insect Systematics and Diversity (November 2024 to October 2025)2
Evolutionary history of soil-feeding Neotropical termites reveals recent divergences linked to geologic-climatic influences2
Correction to: UCE phylogenomics, biogeography, and classification of long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini), with insights on using specimens with extremely degraded DNA2
Using integrative taxonomy to delimit species in the plant bug genus Pseudoloxops (Hemiptera: Miridae) in French Polynesia2
Erebidae systematics: past, present, and future—progress in understanding a diverse lepidopteran lineage2
Trichoptera systematics: past, present, and future—making the case for continued caddisfly taxonomic research2
Osmooka , a new spider genus from Madagascar: a surprising relative of the Australian fauna (Araneae: Paraplectanoididae)2
Ontogenetic modifications produce similar phenotypes in distantly related click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)2
Diversification patterns of Haeterini butterflies (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)2
A Parasitoid Puzzle: Phylogenomics, Total-evidence Dating, and the Role of Gondwanan Vicariance in the Diversification of Labeninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)2
Sampling poorly studied lineages improves resolution in mitogenome-based phylogenies of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)2
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals the Structure of Environment-Associated Divergence in a Broadly Distributed Montane Bumble Bee, Bombus vancouverensis1
Taxonomy in the digital era: ZooBank allows the registration of unavailable taxonomic works1
A phylogenomic monograph of West-Palearctic Nomada (Hymenoptera: Apidae)1
Blattodea systematics in the genomic age1
Assessing the Old-Growth Dependency of Two Saproxylic Beetle Species in the Southern Appalachian Mountains1
Urban taxonomy: a new beetle genus from an Asian mega-city underpins limited knowledge of the “new wilderness”1
To design, or not to design? Comparison of beetle ultraconserved element probe set utility based on phylogenetic distance, breadth, and method of probe design1
Correction to: Ant systematics: past, present, and future1
Reviewers for Insect Systematics and Diversity (November 2021–October 2022)1
Integrative taxonomic revision of the Cerurina-Afrocerura genus-pair (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae, Cerurinae)1
A novel set of ultraconserved element probes for lacewings and allies (Insecta: Neuropterida)1
Correction to: Microallopatric speciation in the relict dung beetle genus Grebennikovius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Eastern Arc Mountains1
Trait convergence and strategic diversity in cocoon protection and web manipulation by ichneumonid wasps parasitizing spiders1
Ant systematics: past, present, and future1
Confirmation, consequences and causes of extensive polyphyly in the oak gall wasp genus Dryocosmus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini)1
Zygoptera systematics: past, present, and future1
Twelve more bulky genomes in the Polyneoptera: characterizing the Order Embioptera1
Colonization, diversification and speciation of the genus Hipparchia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Canary Islands1
Repeated Alpine Flight Loss Within the Widespread New Zealand StoneflyNesoperla fulvescensHare (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)1
How Do Genomic, Mitochondrial, and Morphological Data Contribute to the Linnean Classification of the Porrostomine Net-Winged Beetles (Coleoptera, Lycidae)?1
Mitochondrial phylogeny of the troidine genera Atrophaneura and Byasa (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) clarifie1
New Non-native PseudocrypticCyclorhipidionSpecies (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) Found in the United States as Revealed in a Multigene Phylogeny1
Strepsiptera systematics: past, present, and future1
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