Conspectus Over hundreds of millions of years, organisms have derived specific sets of
traits in response to common selection pressures that serve as guideposts for optimal …

The extant diversity of the avian clade Palaeognathae is composed of the iconic flightless
ratites (ostriches, rheas, kiwi, emus, and cassowaries), and the volant tinamous of Central …

Beetles typically use their protective wing coverings or elytra to shield their membranous
hindwings from the environment. Elytra in some terrestrial species have evolved a greater …

We used phylogenomic data and information from the beetle fossil record to reconstruct the
phylogeny and historical biogeography of Australasian longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in …

New Zealand alpine environments host a diverse assemblage of insect lineages, with
virtually every major insect group represented. The modern mountain ranges of New …

Aim We explore the biogeographic history of the Gondwanan lineage Triaenonychidae, a
dispersal‐limited arachnid taxon that underwent a recent taxonomic revision based on …

Why do some genera radiate, whereas others do not? The genetic structure of present-day
populations can provide clues for developing hypotheses. In New Zealand, three Cicadidae …

The Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 has been identified as one of the earliest diverging groups of
Polyphagan beetles and is particularly speciose in Australia. However, very little is known …

Cerambycinae is the second-largest subfamily of longhorn beetles in the Southern
Hemisphere. The phylogeny of Cerambycinae is poorly known, resulting in a highly artificial …

Part 2 of this work includes a review of morphological and systematic work on Histeridae
(G07, revision), Bostrichoidea (G15), Coccinelloidea (G16), Lymexyloidea+ Tenebrionoidea …