How valid are old species lists? How archived samples can be used to update Ephemeroptera biodiversity information for northern Canada

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Authors: Giberson, Donna J., Burian, Steven K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Canada; Mackenzie Valley
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2017.27; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X1700027X

Abstract Broad-scale aquatic insect ecological studies are an important potential source of biodiversity information, though taxa lists may contain outdated names or be incompletely or incorrectly identified. We re-examined over 12 000 archived Ephemeroptera (mayfly) specimens from a large environme...