The fossil record suggests some insect species have a marked longevity. The oldest fossils
purported to represent extant insect species are from the Oligocene and Eocene. One of the …

The use of hotspots in biodiversity conservation is controversial and complex. We review the
extensive information available for tiger beetle species at global, regional, and local scales …

The hind wings of all known families and most subfamilies of Coleoptera are illustrated,
annotated and discussed utilising the terminology of Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence, with a …

 Abstract More than 4700 nominal family-group names (including names for fossils and
ichnotaxa) are nomenclaturally available in the order Coleoptera. Since each family-group …

Adephaga is the second largest suborder of Coleoptera and contains aquatic and terrestrial
groups that are sometimes classified as Hydradephaga and Geadephaga, respectively. The …

A new genus and species of Carabidae (Coleoptera: Adephaga), Cretomigadops bidentatus
gen. et sp. nov., is described based on a well-preserved specimen from mid-Cretaceous …

Chromosomal mutations such as fusions and fissions are often thought to be deleterious,
especially in heterozygotes (underdominant), and consequently are unlikely to become …

Coleoptera comprise 198 families and over 440,000 species to date, of which 143 families
and over 35,000 species are known in China. Of these, only 64 families have been recorded …

Abstract The Po Plain (Northern Italy) is one of the most urbanized areas in Europe. In such
a territory, where ecosystem degradation reached critical levels and the agricultural matrix is …

Lophyra flexuosa, a eurytopic tiger beetle characterized by long phenological activity, wide
geographic and altitudinal distribution, and occurring in the highest number of habitats …