Species Diversity of the Family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) in the World
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com a basic science, is increasing, following advanced technology to be used. Since Linneaus (1758) named 4,162 species of living organisms, 1.9 million species have been identified and named. It is less than 20-35% of 5-10 million species estimated commonly on our planet. By the present prevailing tendency to discover unknown species, it would take another 1,400 years to complete the documentation of all global organisms. To overcome the taxonomic impediment and speed up the discovering process for new taxa before too late, the initial step is establish international networks among countries and/or specialists collaborating together.
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