Papers published in Zootaxa concerning Neuropterida

Abstract

In the first twenty years of the publication of Zootaxa, more than two hundred papers have appeared in this journal that address the Neuropterida, which collectively includes the [Neuroptera+Raphidioptera]+Megaloptera sections (initially “Minor orders” section). A dozen submitted manuscripts were rejected before the review process, and another dozen submissions were rejected following the peer review process. Additional content and general submission history of these contributions is summarized here. These various contributions highlight the growing body of research on the Neuropterida and the importance of Zootaxa as a key journal for publishing and disseminating this research.

Checklists of Italian Neuropterida (Insecta) through the last three decades

“…In the period between the first and the most recent version of the Checklist, the evolution of knowledge relating to the Italian territory was constantly updated every semester in an online repertoire visible at the URL http://neurotteri.casaccia.enea.it/ . Moreover, an online English version within the "World Neuropterida Faunas" (a project by John Oswald) was implemented and subsequently updated by me and Davide Badano (Letardi and Badano, 2017). A turning point in this period was the realization, in 2005, of the ckMap project (Letardi, 2005), with a modern graphic rendering of the fauna distribution, but with a still very limited number of data relating to our territory.…”