The order Coleoptera (beetles) comprises some 250,000 known species, many of which are
able to exploit human-made and human-modified habitats and, in doing so, are now …

… Coleoptera and to no other insects, and no single proposition which can be made of all other
insects which does not apply to at least some Coleoptera… Human interest in Coleoptera can …

Beetles occur in most terrestrial and freshwater habitats and a few occupy marine
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More specialized or …

An objective of the Australian Biological Resources Study is to stimulate research and
publications on the taxonomy and distribution of Australian fauna and flora. Consistent with this …

Concerns about global biodiversity are rising dramatically, yet we are lagging behind in the
most basic prerequisite for its understanding and conservation: the inventory. Insect species …

Concerns about global biodiversity are rising dramatically, yet we are lagging behind in the
most basic prerequisite for its understanding and conservation: the inventory. Insect species …

Beetles are placed in the insect Order Coleoptera (~ 350,000 described species). Recent
molecular phylogenetic studies define two major groups:(i) the Suborders Myxophaga and …

The order Coleoptera, prominent in its adaptability and potential for differentiation, has
produced an outstanding number of taxa on the southern African subcontinent. According to an …

The ground beetles form the speciose beetle family Carabidae and, since their emergence
in the Tertiary, have populated all habitats except deserts. Our knowledge about carabids is …

This comprehensive monograph on the bionomics of Coleoptera that feed on other insects is
divided into 14 sections dealing respectively with each of the 13 principal families and with …