Beetles alone account for almost one-third of the number, about 1.5 million species. By comparison, there are “only” an ...

The last decade has seen a flood of mitochondrial genomics data on lice and other insects. This data bolsters studies related to properly identifying and classifying insect species and developing ...

When classifying invertebrates, a good place to start is by counting the number of legs. For example, invertebrates with six legs are insects. They are more closely related to each other than to ...

All insects are arthropods ... A species is the most basic unit that biologists use to classify living things. When people use words like “ant” or “fly” or “butterfly” they are ...