 The new term “biodiversity”, post-1985, marked fresh perspectives about what variety or “diversity” might mean, and what the benefits and values of biodiversity might be. There also was a continuation and further development of the core perspectives on value established during the pre-history. Wilson (1985) made the case for a “biological diversity crisis” by arguing that this means the loss of potential uses, yet to be discovered. Wilson also echoed Myers and Ayensu (1983) and others arguing for the importance of systematics and the need for discovery of species to address knowledge gaps. Later, Wilson (1988) brought these arguments together, arguing that the new term “biodiversity” reflects our lack of knowledge about the components of life’s variation and their importance to humankind.