A5051089414- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
Field Museum of Natural History
2014-2025
University of Chicago
2019-2025
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy
2012
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology
2012
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012
Theodore Roosevelt High School
1996-1998
British Museum
1993
Institute of Natural Sciences
1993
Natural History Museum Vienna
1993
Natural History Museum and Institute
1993
In order to infer phylogenetic relationships within the extraordinarily speciesrich Coleoptera, a cladistic analysis is performed, in which 516 adult and larval morphological characters are scored for 359 beetle taxa, representing 314 families or subfamilies plus seven outgroup taxa holometabolan orders. Many features discussed at length with accompanying illustrations, an attempt made homologize these employ uniform set of terms throughout order. The resulting data matrix analyzed using...
Abstract Here we present a phylogeny of beetles ( I nsecta: C oleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy protein‐coding for 367 species representing 172 183 extant families. Our results refine existing knowledge relationships among major groups beetles. Strepsiptera was confirmed as sister to oleoptera and each the suborders recovered monophyletic. Interrelationships suborders, namely P olyphaga A dephaga rchostemata, M yxophaga)), in our study...
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived at considerably incongruent topologies widely varying estimates of divergence dates for major beetle clades. Here, we use a dataset 68 single-copy nuclear protein-coding (NPC) genes sampling 129 out 193 recognized extant families as well first comprehensive set fully justified fossil calibrations to recover refined...
Abstract The beetle series S taphyliniformia exhibits extraordinary taxonomic, ecological and morphological diversity. To gain further insight into staphyliniform relationships evolution, we reconstructed the phylogeny of using DNA sequences from nuclear 28S rDNA protein‐coding gene CAD for 282 species representing all living families most subfamilies, a representative sample carabaeiformia serving as near outgroup, three additional beetles more distant outgroups. Under both B ayesian...
Significance We report on the unique discovery of Jurassic and Cretaceous carrion beetles (Silphidae) from China Myanmar, early relatives one most protected beetle species in North America, which clearly preserve evidence indicative complex parental care. This finding represents earliest care, a behavioral repertoire that is first step development truly social behavior intensely studied by ecologists, ethologists, evolutionary biologists alike. Our fossils span origins parent–offspring...
Abstract Triassic fossils are rare but crucial for understanding the early evolution of large insect clades including beetles (Coleoptera). Their phylogenetic assignment is problematic because fragmentary preservation, yet correct use information they provide. Here an analysis presented position Leehermania prorova , Late compressed fossil which was described and hitherto widely used as oldest representative Staphylinidae (rove beetles) in suborder Polyphaga. By contrast with intuitive...
Abstract This study surveys the external morphology of mouthparts in guild spore‐feeders among coleopterous superfamily Staphylinoidea, evaluating influence different phylogenetic and ecological starting points on formation their mouthparts. Our emphasis is a scanning electron microscope analysis (SEM) involved trophic structures spore‐feeding larvae adults Ptiliidae, Leiodidae Staphylinidae, describing fine structure main functional elements. Functionally, mouthpart resemble brushes,...
Staphylinoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) is one of the most species-rich groups in animals, but its huge diversity can hardly be explained by popular hypothesis (co-radiation with angiosperms) that applies to phytophagous beetles. We estimated evolutionary mode staphylinoid beetles and investigated relationship between palaeoclimate change, thus factors underlying current biodiversity pattern Our results demonstrate originated at around Triassic-Jurassic bound higher level clades underwent rapid...
The megadiverse subfamily Staphylininae traditionally belonged to the best-defined rove beetle taxa, but advent of molecular phylogenetics in last decade has brought turbulent changes group’s classification. Here, we reevaluate internal relationships among tribes by implementing tree inference methods that suppress common sources systematic error. In congruence with morphological data, and contrast some previous phylogenetic studies, unambiguously recover Paederinae as monophyletic...
The mouthparts and protarsi of adult rove-beetles the Staphylinine group are examined in detail. We provide descriptions image plates based on scanning electron micrographs taken from 36 species representing all 10 subfamilies comprising this large staphylinid subunit. establish groundplan features for discuss, detail, aspects functions structures that compose feeding apparatus. A phylogenetic scheme is used to conduct an ancestral character reconstruction morphological characters....
A new fossil rove beetle, Juroglypholoma antiquum n. gen. sp., is described and figured based on a well-preserved specimen from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou biota (ca. 165 Ma), Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. It represents first belonging to one of smallest latest recognized staphylinid subfamilies, Glypholomatinae, which now endemic Southern Hemisphere. The genus assigned Glypholomatinae its body shape size, clubbed antennae, relatively long elytra, abdominal intersegmental membranes...
Experimental research on beetle responses to removal of logging residues following clearcut harvesting in the boreal balsam fir forest Quebec revealed several abundant rove (Staphylinidae) species potentially important for long-term monitoring. To understand trophic affiliations these ecosystems, it was necessary analyze their gut contents. We used microscopic and molecular (DNA) methods identify contents beetles: Atheta capsularis Klimaszewski, klagesi Bernhauer, Oxypoda grandipennis...
Insects and fungi have a long history of association in shared habitats. Fungus-feeding, or mycophagy, is remarkably widespread beetles (Coleoptera) appears to be primitive feeding habit that preceded on plant tissues. Numerous Mesozoic belonging extant fungus-associated families are known, but direct fossil evidence elucidating mycophagy insects has remained elusive. Here, we report remarkable genus species, Vetuproteinus cretaceus gen. et sp. nov., new tribe (Vetuproteinini trib. nov.) the...
We compared four approaches for analyzing three data sets derived from staphylinoid beetles, a superfamily whose known species diversity is roughly comparable to that of vertebrates. One set adult morphology and the two molecular are 12Sribosomal RNA cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA. found taxonomic congruence following conditional combination, herein called compatible evidence (CE), resolved more nodes with an initial conservative hypothesis than did total (TE), combination (CDC), or (TC). CE...
Abstract Staphylininae is the third largest subfamily of enormous family Staphylinidae. Monophyly and its sister relationship to Paederinae have been broadly accepted according both conventional morphology- molecular-based phylogenies until last three years. Recent molecular rejected monophyly regarded as a clade within it. This paper re-evaluates recent work, aiming clarify between resolve intertribal relationships Staphylininae. Based on new six-gene data set (5707 bp) for 92 taxa...
Species of Glypholoma Jeannel, a genus previously moved to Staphylinidae from Silphidae, have adult synapomorphies the Omaliine Group, probably basal lineage about 10 000 species. Adult characters not definitively resolved position Glypholomatinae within but suggest that it may be relatively basal. Larvae and pupae recently collected with adults pustuliferum Jeannel are attributable species on basis association, good match size form between adults, known larval in background knowledge...
Abstract. The virtually unknown monotypic genus Neophonus Fauvel has been collected in several localities south‐central Chile; it was previously known only from the type locality Argentina. Field observations of adults on forest foliage and study their gut contents suggest that they are mycophagous eat primarily foliicolous fungi, a habit Staphylinidae. Their mouthparts tarsi show morphological specializations apparently correlated with these habits. Larvae remain unknown. phylogenetic...
Abstract Within the hyperdiverse beetle family Staphylinidae, Dasycerinae is one of smallest and most cryptic subfamilies, comprising a sole extant genus characterized by latridiid beetle‐like body form. Little has been known about their early diversification, character evolution, phylogeny historical biogeography because limited fossil material lack integrating extinct representatives. Here we report an unexpectedly diverse dasycerine fauna from mid‐Cretaceous northern Myanmar, including...