As the time-consuming process of sorting and identifying specimens prevents taxonomists from working on mass samples, important information on species composition remains unknown and taxonomically neg

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• New records of Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from South America (2016) · doi

  In the Neotropical Region, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the geographical distribution of most represented species, which can only be solved by the collection of specimens in under-studied areas and publication of new records and lists of species.

  Keywords: species neotropical region there lack knowledge concerning geographical distribution represented solved collection specimens studied areas
• Black gold rush - Evaluating the efficiency of the Fractionator in separating Hymenoptera families in a meadow ecosystem over a two week period (2023) · doi

  As the time-consuming process of sorting and identifying specimens prevents taxonomists from working on mass samples, important information on species composition remains unknown and taxonomically neglected species remain undiagnosed.

  Keywords: species time consuming process sorting identifying specimens prevents taxonomists working mass samples important information composition
• Biodiversidata: An Open-Access Biodiversity Database for Uruguay (2019) · doi

  However, despite the biological significance of Uruguay for the South American subcontinent, the distribution of biodiversity patterns in this country remain poorly understood, given the severe gaps in available records of geographic species distributions.

  Keywords: despite biological significance uruguay south american subcontinent distribution biodiversity patterns country remain poorly understood given