Csóka, György (2003): Levélaknák és levélaknázók - Leaf mines and leaf miners. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 192 pp.
The evolutionary success of leaf mining insects is proved by the large number of them, and by the fact that leaf mining species can be found in several orders. According to our present knowledge, ca. 10,000 species of leaf mining insects have been described so far. These insects belong to ca. 50 families of 4 orders (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera). The most species rich order from point of leaf mining species is Lepidoptera, followed by Diptera. Coleoptera and Hymenoptera involve less species. The 10,000 species have been described so far are probably only a fragment of the real richness, and this number will probably increase significantly in the future. Particularly because the tropical regions, which presumably have the highest diversity, are poorly studied.
Brief information on the most important groups of the 4 orders mentioned earlier can be found below:
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