Taxonomy provides a general foundation for research on insects. Using stored product pest (SPP) arthropods as a model group, this article overviews the historical impacts of taxonomy on applied entomology. The article surveys the dynamics of historical descriptions of new species in various SPP taxa; the majority of all species (90%) were described prior to 1925, while the key pests were described prior to 1866. The review shows that process of describing new SPP species is not random but is influenced by following factors: (i) larger species tend to be described earlier than smaller and SPP moths and beetles are described earlier than psocids and mites; (ii) key economic pests are on average described earlier than less significant ones. Considering a species name as a "password" to unique information resources, this review also assesses the historical number of synonymous or duplicate names of SPP species. Pests belonging to some higher taxa Lepidoptera and Coleoptera has accumulated more scientific synonyms than those others belonging to Psocoptera and Acari. Number of synonyms positively correlated with the economic importance of SPP species. The review summarized semantic origin of SPP names showing minor proportion of names (17.6%) are toponyms (geography) or eponyms (people), while the majority (82.4%) fall into other categories (descriptive, etc.). It is concluded that awareness of taxonomic advances, including changes to species and higher taxa names, should be effectively communicated to pest control practitioners and applied entomology students, and specifically addressed in relevant textbooks, web media, and databases.

Department of Plant Biosecurity College of Plant Protection China Agricultural University Beijing China

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