González González, MarcosSánchez Campaña, CarlotaMúrria, CescHermoso, VirgilioSánchez-Fernández, DavidMillán, AndrésMoubayed, JoelIvkovic, MarijaMurányi, DávidWolfram, GrafSipahiler, FüsunPařil, PetrPolásková, VendulaBonada, NúriaMey, WolframTierno de Figueroa, José ManuelDerka, Tomáš2024-02-062024-02-062023Sánchez-Campaña, C., Múrria, C., Hermoso, V., Sánchez-Fernández, D., Tierno de Figueroa, J. M., González, M., Millán, A., Moubayed, J., Ivković, M., Murányi, D., Graf, W., Derka, T., Mey, W., Sipahiler, F., Pařil, P., Polášková, V., & Bonada, N. (2023). Anticipating where are unknown aquatic insects in Europe to improve biodiversity conservation. Diversity and Distributions, 29, 1021–1034. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.137141366-9516http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32372Understanding biodiversity patterns is crucial for prioritizing future conservation efforts and reducing the current rates of biodiversity loss. However, a large proportion of species remain undescribed (i.e. unknown biodiversity), hindering our ability to conduct this task. This phenomenon, known as the ‘Linnean shortfall’, is especially relevant in highly diverse, yet endangered, taxonomic groups, such as insects. Here we explore the distributions of recently described freshwater insect species in Europe to (1) infer the potential location of unknown biodiversity hotspots and (2) determine the variables that can anticipate the distribution of unknown biodiversity.engThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Aquatic ecosystemsBiodiversity lossConservation prioritiesProtected areasSpecies distributionVulnerabilityjournal article10.1111/ddi.137141472-4642open access