The transformation of the fore wings into strongly sclerotized protective covers (elytra) is
considered a fundamental evolutionary innovation of the megadiverse order Coleoptera …

Abstract 'Cryptic'species are an emerging biological problem that is broadly discussed in the
present study. Recently, a cryptic species definition was suggested for those species which …

Recently, McKenna et al., 2015 (MCK15 hereafter) investigated the higher level
phylogenetic relationships of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) using the most comprehensive …

Most insect communities are composed of evolutionarily diverse lineages, but detailed
phylogenetic analyses of whole communities are lacking, in particular in species-rich …

 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 …

The first thorough molecular phylogeny of the superfamily Cleroidea, represented by 377
taxa, and the first with an emphasis on Trogossitidae, was undertaken. Maximum likelihood …

This study addresses the long‐standing uncertainty about the internal classification of
soldier beetles (Elateroidea: Cantharidae). Four datasets were compiled and analysed: 66 …

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 …

Aim China has dozens of well‐recognized biodiversity hotspots, but many more potential
areas have not been estimated thoroughly, which is unfavourable for biodiversity …

Bioluminescence has been hypothesized as aposematic signalling, intersexual
communication and a predatory strategy, but origins and relationships among …