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Table 2 Number of papers for each insect taxon

From: Automated content analysis as a tool to compare content in sexual selection research with examples of sexual selection in evolutionary biology textbooks: implications for teaching the nature of science

Beetles (Coleoptera)

260

Flies (Diptera)

234

Fruit flies (Drosophila)

276

True bugs (Hemiptera)

104

Wasps (Hymenoptera)

74

Butterflies/moths (Lepidoptera)

173

Dragon/damselflies (Odonata)

96

Crickets/grasshoppers (Orthoptera)

264

Other

153

Total

1634

  1. This table includes counts of the numbers of species within each taxon found in the peer-reviewed research papers. All are at the level of order, except for Drosophila, due to the large number of papers on that taxon. The other category includes orders for which there were fewer than 20 papers each