Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology, July 2018

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So far, Altmetric has seen 10 citations on 9 Wikipedia pages.

Portuguese

Besouro

Cited by user Editor Master Plus on 13 May 2026

Os besouros são os insetos que formam a ordem dos coleópteros (Coleoptera), pertencente à superordem Holometabola.

Portuguese

Insetos

Cited by user Chronus on 08 Feb 2026

Insetos (do latim insectum) são invertebrados hexápodes da classe Insecta. Eles constituem o maior grupo dentro do filo dos artrópodes.

English

Undefined

Cited by user MisstleToe on 10 May 2025

The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world.

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Cited by user MisstleToe on 10 May 2025

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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