Members of the order Coleoptera are sometimes referred to as 'living jewels', in allusion to
the strikingly diverse array of iridescence mechanisms and optical effects that have arisen in …

A broad survey of saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) from literature and personal observations
was conducted, and extensive references were included to serve as a single resource on …

Abstract 'Carabidologists do it all'(Niemelä 1996a) is a phrase with which most European
carabidologists are familiar. Indeed, during the last half a century, professional and amateur …

Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as
tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered …

Carabids, or ground-beetles, are a highly adaptable group which has managed to occupy
most terrestrial habitats, from tropical rainforests to semi-arid deserts, on nearly all …

Background Phenotypic evolution and its role in the diversification of organisms is a central
topic in evolutionary biology. A neglected factor during the modern evolutionary synthesis …

The beetle suborder Adephaga consists of several aquatic ('Hydradephaga') and terrestrial
('Geadephaga') families whose relationships remain poorly known. In particular, the position …

A new fossil tiger beetle species, Goriresina fungifora gen. n., sp. n.(Coleoptera,
Cicindelidae), is described from Eocene Rovno amber. The new genus belongs to the …

The higher‐level taxonomy of tiger beetles is re‐evaluated in light of recent publications
based on large taxon sets and a large number of genetic loci. These studies have …

Tiger beetles are a remarkable group that captivates amateur entomologists, taxonomists
and evolutionary biologists alike. This diverse clade of beetles comprises about 2300 …