Polyandry refers to a female mating with more than one male.
Although more common in eusocial Hymenoptera, polyandry is widespread across various taxa. Mating is a process that has important evolutionary consequences. This report aims to find the most polyandrous insect, defined as the female insect with the highest number of matings with different males reported in scientific literature. Methods Primary literature was found mainly by searching Biological Abstracts and CAB, and querying the Entomo-L mailing list. Secondary literature was found in books at Marston Library.