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in the light of biodiversity inventory. Padial et al.
( 2010 ) stated that taxonomy needs to be plural-
istic to improve species discovery and descrip-
tion, and to develop novel protocols to produce
the much-needed inventory of life in a reasonable
time. Insects, being vast and diverse on earth,
need much more integrative taxonomic attention
than any other life system. The unique charac-
ters of an organism that unravels the diagnostic
character differences that delimit the species
(Sites and Marshall 2003 ) have to be assessed
holistically from all directions and taxonomic
approaches. Perusal of various concepts and
views on taxonomical approaches reaffirms that
the conventional mode of species identification
still holds the relevance and undoubtedly serves
as the foundation stone which supports the latest
approaches.
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