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Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

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New insights into dark taxa: Case studies from German Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera)

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  • Jessica Awad

    Graduate Student
    State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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    Cristina Vasilita

    State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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    Lars Krogmann

    State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart
    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

In Germany, insect decline has been well-documented by ongoing biodiversity monitoring efforts. However, poorly-understood “dark taxa” are abundant in insect trap samples. Better identification resources are needed to understand species composition in the context of ecosystem health over time. To that end, the German Barcode of Life III: Dark Taxa project aims to improve the taxonomy of select insect groups, including Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera). In the first year of the project, many new genus and species records have been identified from museum collections and monitoring programs. Additionally, revisionary work is underway on Isocybus Förster and Trichacis Förster (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). Preliminary findings are presented and future directions are discussed.