HAPP improves deep metabarcoding data processing by enhancing signal-to-noise ratio through four steps, showing significant performance improvements over existing methods.

PLoS Computational Biology · Nov 7, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Data of the Insect Biome Atlas: a metabarcoding survey of the terrestrial arthropods of Sweden and Madagascar

Andreia Miraldo, John Sundh, Ela Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, Mateusz Buczek, Robert M. Goodsell, H. Johansson, Brian Lee Fisher, Dimby Raharinjanahary, Eric Tsiriniaina Rajoelison, C Ranaivo, C Randrianandrasana, Jean‐Jacques Rafanomezantsoa, Lokeshwaran Manoharan, Emma Granqvist, Laura J. A. van Dijk, , Fredrik Ronquist

The paper presents comprehensive DNA metabarcoding data from Sweden and Madagascar, characterizing terrestrial arthropod faunas and providing insights into community composition and dynamics.

Scientific Data · May 21, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

High-throughput biodiversity surveying sheds new light on the brightest of insect taxa

Ela Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, Robert M. Goodsell, Bengt-Åke Bengsson, Marko Mutanen, Mårten Klinth, Laura J. A. van Dijk, Piotr Łukasik, Andreia Miraldo, Anders F. Andersson, Ayco J. M. Tack, Tomas V. Roslin, Fredrik Ronquist

One year of COI metabarcoding of 197 Malaise traps across Sweden detected 1,535 of 2,990 known Lepidoptera species, plus specimen-validated new country records, range extensions and putative undescribed species.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology✦ In-depth digest