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Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...

The genus Monodontomerus Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) is distributed throughout the Globe, mostly in the Holarctic Region. Members of this genus are prolific parasitoids of pollinators and ...

Biological recording is the discipline of writing down natural history observations of a correctly identified species, in a specific location, on a specific date, by a named individual. Simple enough,...

Discover the fascinating world of North American ichneumonid wasps. Explore species galleries, taxonomic information, and advanced insect identification tools for researchers and enthusiasts.

The newly identified bee species is named Hylaeus paumako, and in Hawaiian, paumako means “mourning” or “grief.”