Evaluating Alpha and Beta Taxonomy in Ant-Nest Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussini)

Figure 1

Numbers of total described taxa (a, b), valid species (c, d), and synonyms (e, f) of Paussini by decade. Figures (a), (c), and (e) report the absolute numbers, and Figures (b), (d), and (f) the cumulative numbers along with the equations of the fitted curves.

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