We present a preliminary overview of our molecular phylogenetics research on the
superfamily Scarabaeoidea. The molecular data consists of 28S ribosomal DNA sequences …

The objective of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of all published and
unpublished (more than 50% of the information provided) data that we have been able to …

In spite of their relatively small size as a group of insects, dung beetles have attracted an
inordinate amount of scientific interest over the years, starting with the work of the French …

Extant terrestrial biodiversity arguably is driven by the evolutionary success of angiosperm
plants, but the evolutionary mechanisms and timescales of angiosperm-dependent …

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 …

 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 …

Aim (1) To review briefly global biogeographical patterns in dung beetles (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), a group whose evolutionary history has been dominated by …

In this complete and thorough update of Arthur Boucot's seminal work, Evolutionary
Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who …

The phylogeny of the Scarabaeinae, the largest and most important group of dung feeding
beetles, is hypothesised based on 200 morphological characters of 50 taxa, representing …

Abstract The Khasurty locality (Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia) is one of the
largest fossil insect sites in the region. Over the entire period of study, more than 6000 insect …