OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Systematic Entomology is 10. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Understudied regions and messy taxonomy: Geography, not taxonomy, is the best predictor for genetic divergence of the Poecilimon bosphoricus species group	48
Target enrichment museomics of the Asian long‐horned beetle and its relatives (Cerambycidae: Anoplophora) reveals two independent origins of life in the cold	44
A molecular phylogeny of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) unveils extensive concordance but intriguing divergences from morphological results	44
Phylogeny of euophryine jumping spiders from ultra‐conserved elements, with evidence on the intersexual coevolution of genitalia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini)	38
A shallow‐scale phylogenomics approach reveals repeated patterns of diversification among sympatric lineages of cryptic Neotropical aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Noteridae)	34
Where are the biggest gaps in phylogenetic coverage of insect diversity?	30
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Evolutionary history of Massartella (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae) suggests ancient vicariant event between biotas of the Pantepui and Atlantic Forest highlands	26
Defensive spines are associated with large geographic range but not diversification in spiny ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Polyrhachis)	26
Kobayashi, T., Hayashi, M., Kamite, Y. & Sota, T. (2021) Molecular phylogeny of Elmidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) with a focus on Japanese species: Implications for intrafamilial classification.	26
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Contribution of integrative taxonomy to tracking interspecific hybridisations between the biological control agent Torymus sinensis and its related taxa	23
First comprehensive higher level phylogeny of Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) including estimated ages of the major lineages and a review of known zygaenid fossils	22
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Five good reasons not to dismiss scientific binomial nomenclature in conservation, environmental education and citizen science: A case study with bees	21
New Caledonian rovers and the historical biogeography of a hyper‐diverse endemic lineage of South Pacific leaf beetles	21
Investment in visual system predicted by floral associations in sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)	20
Massive gene rearrangements of mitochondrial genomes and implications for the phylogeny of Trichoptera (Insecta)	20
Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of Teletisoptera (Blattaria: Isoptera)	20
Phylogenomic analysis of protein‐coding genes resolves complex gall wasp relationships	20
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Machine learning for expert‐level image‐based identification of very similar species in the hyperdiverse plant bug family Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)	16

Inclusion of rare taxa from Blattidae and Anaplectidae improves phylogenetic resolution in the cockroach superfamily Blattoidea	16
Phylogenomics reveal extensive phylogenetic discordance due to incomplete lineage sorting following the rapid radiation of alpine butterflies (Papilionidae: Parnassius)	15
Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of calling songs of the Lebinthini crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Eneopterinae), with description of two new genera	15
Systematics and biogeography of the Holarctic dragonfly genus Somatochlora (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)	15
Multiple mitochondrial haplotypes within individual specimens may interfere with species identification and biodiversity estimation by DNA barcoding and metabarcoding in fig wasps	15
Systematic revision, molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the antlion tribe Acanthoplectrini (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleontinae), with emphasis on the Oriental lineage	15
Cutting the sap: First molecular phylogeny of twig‐girdler longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) suggests shifts in host plant attack behaviours contributed to morphologica	14
Genome size evolution in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae)	14
The unresolved phylogenomic tree of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera): Assessing the potential causes and consequences	13
An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification	13
Evolution and diversification of the Southern Chilean genus Ceroglossus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) during the Pleistocene glaciations	13
Phylogeny, evolution, and classification of the ant genus Lasius, the tribe Lasiini and the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	13
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae	13
Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and transposable elements in crickets (Ensifera: Gryllidea)	13
Revisiting the evolution of Ostrinia moths with phylogenomics (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae)	12
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Phylogenomic reconstruction illuminates the evolutionary history of freshwater to marine transition in the subfamily Haloveliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae)	12
A genome‐wide phylogeny and the diversification of genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) inferred from anchored phylogenomics	12
A transcriptome‐based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)	12
Origin, evolution and systematics of the genusPoecilimon(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)—An outburst of diversification in the Aegean area	11
Clarifying the phylogeny and systematics of the recalcitrant tribe Leptocircini (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) with whole‐genome data	11
Ultraconserved elements reconstruct the evolution of Chagas disease‐vectoring kissing bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae)	11
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First 3D reconstruction of the male genitalia of a Cretaceous fossil cricket: Diving into the evolutionary history of the Oecanthidae family (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) with the incorporation	11
Molecular phylogeny of Megasternini terrestrial water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae) reveals repeated continental interchange during Paleocene‐Eocene thermal maximum	11
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A phylogenomic perspective on the relationships of subfamilies in the family Geometridae (Lepidoptera)	10
Whole‐genome data shed light on speciation and within‐species differentiation of the Papilio machaon complex around the Mediterranean Basin	10
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