A5034626337- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
Palacký University Olomouc
2015-2025
University Hospital Olomouc
2025
Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials
2021-2024
Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnical and Agricultural Research
2022-2024
Natural History Museum
2007-2016
Imperial College London
2007-2010
Osaka Prefecture University
2006-2009
Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
2007
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2007
Beetles represent almost one-fourth of all described species, and knowledge about their relationships evolution adds to our understanding biodiversity. We performed a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis Coleoptera inferred from three genes nearly 1900 representing more than 80% the world's recognized beetle families. defined basal in Polyphaga supergroup, which contains over 300,000 established five families as earliest branching lineages. By dating phylogeny, we found that success beetles...
Abstract The species representation of public databases is growing rapidly and permits increasingly detailed phylogenetic inferences. We present a supermatrix based on all gene sequences Coleoptera available in Genbank for two nuclear ( 18S 28S rRNA ) mitochondrial rrnL cox1 genes. After filtering unique names the addition ˜2000 unpublished , resulting data matrix included 8441 species‐level terminals 6600 aligned nucleotide positions. concatenated represents equivalent 2.17% 390 000...
Mitochondrial genomes are readily sequenced with recent technology and thus evolutionary lineages can be densely sampled. This permits better phylogenetic estimates assessment of potential biases resulting from heterogeneity in nucleotide composition rate change. We gathered 245 mitochondrial sequences for the Coleoptera representing all 4 suborders, 15 superfamilies Polyphaga, altogether 97 families, including 159 newly full or partial mitogenomes. Compositional greatly affected 3rd codon...
Mitochondrial genome sequences are important markers for phylogenetics but taxon sampling remains sporadic because of the great effort and cost required to acquire full-length sequences. Here, we demonstrate a simple, cost-effective way sequence full complement protein coding mitochondrial genes from pooled samples using 454/Roche platform. Multiplexing was achieved without need expensive indexing tags ('barcodes'). The method trialled with set long-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
Kundrata, R. & Bocak, L. (2011). The phylogeny and limits of Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera): is there a common tendency click beetles to soft‐bodiedness neoteny? — Zoologica Scripta, 40 , 364–378. Phylogenetic relationships in Elateroidea were investigated using partial 18S 28S rDNA rrnl cox1 mtDNA sequences with special interest the position soft‐bodied lineages Drilidae Omalisidae that had been classified as families cantharoid lineage until recently. Females these groups are...
The evolutionary success of beetles and numerous other terrestrial insects is generally attributed to co-radiation with flowering plants but most studies have focused on herbivorous or pollinating insects. Non-herbivores represent a significant proportion beetle diversity yet potential factors that influence their diversification been largely unexamined. In the present study, we examine driving within Scarabaeidae, speciose family range both non-herbivorous ecologies. particular, it has long...
Cladophorus Guérin-Méneville, 1830 are endemic Papuan net-winged beetles which take part in highly diverse Müllerian mimicry rings. Available specimens were sequenced for cox1–tRNA-Leu–cox2 mitochondrial DNA fragment and the species delimitations based on genetic distance, phylogenetic analysis, morphology. Three earlier described identified recently collected material further 10 described: C. pallescens sp. nov., bicolor craterensis motykai mindikensis kailakiensis manokwarensis haiaensis...
Dexoris ruzzieri sp. nov. is described from Mt. Tonkoul, Ivory Coast. This the second record of a species regions west Dahomey Gap. The unique specimen available due to rareness Waterhouse, 1878. All Dexoris, including D. nov., are only known male specimens and despite growing number species, females remain unknown.
Abstract Phylogenetic relationships in the coleopteran Series Elateriformia (click beetles, jewel fireflies and allies) were investigated using > 3800 nucleotides of partial nuclear (small large subunit rRNA genes) mitochondrial (large cytochrome oxidase I) gene sequences. The includes several soft‐bodied lineages, some which retain larviform features adult stage (neoteny), major bioluminescent groups, including families Lampyridae (fireflies), Phengodidae Rhagophthalmidae whose have been...
Calochromini is a net-winged beetle lineage with seven genera and world-wide distribution. The recently collected morphologically divergent Calochromus amabilis Lea, 1899 was sequenced to recover its relationships three-marker DNA dataset assembled from 27 GenBank new data for C. amabilis. phylogenetic analysis recovered nested deep within s. l. in sister-position str. represents an early diversified distinct species, which the subgenus Escalonius subgen. nov. erected. In contrast...
We identified a high diversity in the net-winged beetles of genus Cautires Peninsular Malaysia. Fourteen new species are described: alexae sp. nov., C. andujari arribasae berembanensis campestris communis jasarensis katarinae kirstenae kotatinggensis linardi maseki pahangensis nov. and renatae Seven previously described discussed, illustrated differential diagnoses provided; all keyed. The differ limited number diagnostic characters, namely shape male antennae, relative size eyes genitalia....
The net-winged beetle genus Alyculus Kasantsev is reported from Peninsular Malaysia for the first time and a new species, A. malaypeninsularis sp. nov., described illustrated. An expanded identification key to males provided biology distribution of species are discussed.
The ongoing exploration of biodiversity and the implementation new molecular tools continue to unveil hitherto unknown lineages. Here, we report discovery three species neotenic beetles for which propose family Iberobaeniidae. Complete mitochondrial genomes rRNA genes recovered Iberobaeniidae as a deep branch in Elateroidea, sister Lycidae (net-winged beetles). Two genus Iberobaenia , minuta sp. nov. lencinai were found adult stage. In separate incidence, related sequence was identified bulk...
Neoteny, the maintenance of larval features in sexually mature adults, is a radical way generating evolutionary novelty through shifts relative timing developmental programmes. While controlled by environment facultative neotenics, retention obligatory many species Lycidae (net-winged beetles). They are studied here as an example how and ecology interact to produce macroevolutionary impacts. We conducted phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from nuclear (18S 28S rRNA) mitochondrial (...
Lycidae, net winged beetles, have proved difficult to classify using morphological characters. Here, a previously published molecular phylogeny, comparing the results with data and re-analyzing set, we propose revised classification of Lycidae. All analyses support monophyly but phylogeny inferred from is in conflict current classification. The adult larviform females evolved several lineages never switched back form. Therefore, neotenic development not synapomorphy Lycidae do form basal...
Abstract Bioluminescence has been hypothesized as aposematic signalling, intersexual communication and a predatory strategy, but origins relationships among bioluminescent beetles have contentious. We reconstruct the phylogeny of elateroid (i.e. Elateridae, Lampyridae, Phengodidae Rhagophthalmidae), analysing genomic data Sinopyrophorus Bi & Li, in light our phylogenetic results, we erect Sinopyrophoridae stat.n . clicking elaterid‐like sister group soft‐bodied beetles, that is,...
Abstract This study addresses the long‐standing uncertainty about internal classification of soldier beetles (Elateroidea: Cantharidae). Four datasets were compiled and analysed: 66 genes for 14 terminals, 15 mtDNA 79 one two rRNA 217 barcodes 576 terminals. Based on congruent topologies, Chauliognathinae is proposed as a sister to remaining Cantharidae, followed by redefined Malthininae (including Tytthonyxini), paraphyletic “dysmorphocerine” lineages (Dysmorphocerinae sensu stricto...
We report the publication of 953 DNA barcodes forest leaf litter beetles from central Taiwan, in total representing 334 species 36 beetle families. This is first bulk data Taiwanese Leaf Litter project focused on uncovering under-explored diversity across Taiwan. Based these data, we provide records following taxa for Taiwan: family Sphindidae (genus Aspidiphorus Ziegler, 1821); tribes Trichonychini, Ctenistini, and Bythinoplectini (all Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae); genera Gyrelon Hinton,...
The melyrid lineage of beetles form a distinct group the superfamily Cleroidea with high level soft-bodiedness. Here we present first molecular phylogenetic analysis this group. data matrix included partial sequences small and large subunits rRNA, mitochondrial subunit cytochrome oxidase I 67 eight outgroup taxa. concatenated were analysed using maximum-parsimony (MP), maximum-likelihood (ML) Bayesian (BA) approach. results strongly supported monophyly splitting into six major clades:...
Ancient dispersal history may be obscured by subsequent events. Therefore, we intend to investigate the biogeography of metriorrhynchine net-winged beetles, a group characterized limited propensity. We used DNA data construct phylogenies and BayesTraits RASP programs identify putative ancestral areas. Further, inferred ultrametric trees estimate ages selected nodes. The time frame is from tectonic calibrations general mutation rate mitochondrial genes. Metriorrhynchini consists two lineages...
All more than 3000 species of Agrilus beetles are phytophagous and some cause economically significant damage to trees shrubs. Facilitated by international trade, regularly invade new countries continents. This necessitates a rapid identification species, as the first step for subsequent protective measures. study provides DNA reference library ~100 from Northern Hemisphere based on three mitochondrial markers: cox1-5' (DNA barcode fragment), cox1-3', rrnL. 329 records available in Barcode...
Abstract E lateridae represents one of the largest families within C oleoptera, yet their interrelationships remain under‐investigated. Molecular data are missing for most lineages, especially species‐poor suprageneric taxa. In this study, we investigated limits and phylogenetic position P ityobiinae sensu Calder (1996), a group several small genera from N ew W orld A ustralasia, using maximum likelihood B ayesian inference methods. We merged new sequence with those deposited in G en ank,...
Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972, Drilidae Blanchard, 1845 and Omalisidae Lacordaire, 1857 (Elateroidea) are families of the Coleoptera with obscure phylogenetic relationships modified morphology showing neotenic traits such as soft bodies, reduced wing cases larviform females. We shotgun sequenced genomes Plastocerus, Drilus Omalisus incorporated them into data matrices 66 4202 single-copy nuclear genes representing Elateroidea. Phylogenetic analyses indicate their terminal positions within...