Inspiration from Hidden Diversity: Cryptic Species and the Future of Insect Taxonomy On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Robert Kresslein

  Ph.D. Candidate
  Department of Entomology
  University of California
  Riverside, California
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  Louis Nastasi

  PhD Candidate
  Department of Entomology
  Frost Entomological Museum, The Pennsylvania State University
  State College, Pennsylvania

Cryptic taxa are a serious barrier to making progress in taxonomic works as well as in applied settings, especially biological control and public health. Here we examine molecular, morphological, and ecological methodologies applied to cryptic species and their implications for characterizing the cryptic diversity.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Hiding in plain sight: Cryptic species in extension
  

  Presenting Author: Michael J. Skvarla – Pennsylvania State University
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  Mysteries of the samba wasp: the interface of species limits and biological control
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Buffington – USDA-ARS
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  Silphium herb gall wasps: Cryptic species or unworked?
  

  Presenting Author: Louis F. Nastasi – Frost Entomological Museum, The Pennsylvania State University
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  Using natural history to guide supervised machine learning for cryptic species delimitation with genetic data
  

  Presenting Author: Shahan Derkarabetian – Harvard University