Altitudinal trends in species richness and diversity of Mesoamerican parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) - UTU Research Portal

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Altitudinal trends in species richness and diversity of Mesoamerican parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Authors: Anu Veijalainen, Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Hanna Tuomisto, Gavin R. Broad, Santiago Bordera, Reijo Jussila

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Insect Conservation and Diversity

Journal name in source: INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY

Journal acronym: INSECT CONSERV DIVER

Volume: 7

Issue: 6

First page : 496

Last page: 507

Number of pages: 12

ISSN: 1752-458X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12073

Abstract

4. Yet, the low ichneumonid richness at low elevations may partly be a sampling artefact. This provides a new piece of evidence for the suggestion that extensive sampling is needed for uncovering the real diversity of ichneumonids in tropical lowland forests, and that the reputation of Ichneumonidae as a notable example of a reversed latitudinal diversity gradient may be undeserved.