Jun 4, 2015 02:41 PM
http://www.futurity.org/beetle-species-c...on-934652/
EXCERPT: There are probably about 1.5 million different types of beetles roaming the earth—but that’s millions fewer than previously believed. The new findings reflect an entirely new method of species calculation derived from samples of beetles from the comprehensive collection at London’s Natural History Museum. The study results narrow global species estimates for beetles, insects, and terrestrial arthropods, researchers say....
EXCERPT: There are probably about 1.5 million different types of beetles roaming the earth—but that’s millions fewer than previously believed. The new findings reflect an entirely new method of species calculation derived from samples of beetles from the comprehensive collection at London’s Natural History Museum. The study results narrow global species estimates for beetles, insects, and terrestrial arthropods, researchers say....