Table 2. Species richness estimation of Darwin wasps in the focal countries of the five Afrotropical subrealms using multipliers derived from revisions and morphospecies.
Focal country | KEN | DRC | TAN | RSA | MAD |
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Current species richness | 259 | 340 | 482 | 653 | 601 |
Non-weighted multiplier | 6.53 | 6.45 | 6.60 | 5.52 | 6.47 |
Weighted multiplier | 11.39 | 10.77 | 10.93 | 11.84 | 11.64 |
Recorded genera without revisions or morphospecies | 78 | 67 | 100 | 105 | 157 |
Additional expected genera | 50 | 101 | 22 | 4 | 17 |
Total estimated Darwin wasp species with non-weighted multiplier | 1,498 | 2,309 | 2,191 | 1,809 | 3,082 |
Total estimated Darwin wasp species with weighted multiplier | 2,543 | 3,795 | 3,492 | 3,276 | 5,407 |
KEN, Kenya; DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; TAN, Tanzania; RSA, Republic of South Africa; MAD, Madagascar.