This new report on global numbers of species may interest TAXACOM readers: Chapman, A.D. (2006). Numbers of living species in Australia and the World. 61pp. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. ISBN (printed): 978 0642 56849 6l ISBN (online): 978 0 642 56850 2. <http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/other/species-numb ers/i> http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/other/species-numbe rs/i <http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/other/species-numb ers/index.html> ndex.html