When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

A new study focused on cryptic species—animals that look the same but are genetically different—found that they’re more widespread among vertebrates than we previously thought.

A previously unknown genus of tiny insect-like springtails has been discovered in China, revealing hidden biodiversity ...

An international research team has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for ...

A scientist has discovered a new species that belongs to a group of insects so rare that its closest relative was last seen in 1969. The new species of leafhopper was discovered during field work in ...