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Changes in insect biodiversity in terms of the number of families throughout the history of the class are described. The results are compared with those published recently by other researchers and possible reasons for observed differences are discussed. The main stages in the evolution of insect diversity are recognized. The per-family rates of the appearance and extinction of families, the mean longevity of families existing during certain periods of the geological time, and the rates of renewal of entomofauna are considered.
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We are grateful to D.E. Shcherbakov (PIN) for consultations and the data on Homoptera and to L.N. Anisyutkin (Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science) for the data on termites and mantises. The data on the order Lepidoptera are taken from the catalogue (Sohn et al., 2012).
This study was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 16-04-01498.
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Dmitriev, V.Y., Aristov, D.S., Bashkuev, A.S. et al. Insect Diversity from the Carboniferous to Recent. Paleontol. J. 52, 610–619 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030118060047
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