Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles

C Cai, E Tihelka, M Giacomelli… - Royal Society …, 2022‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …

Evolutionary history of Coleoptera revealed by extensive sampling of genes and species

SQ Zhang, LH Che, Y Li, D Liang, H Pang… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Beetles (Coleoptera) are the most diverse and species-rich group of insects, and a robust,
time-calibrated phylogeny is fundamental to understanding macroevolutionary processes …

The beetle tree of life reveals that C oleoptera survived end‐P ermian mass extinction to diversify during the C retaceous terrestrial revolution

DD Mckenna, AL Wild, K Kanda… - Systematic …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (I nsecta: C oleoptera) based on DNA sequence
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …

Biodiversity of coleoptera

P Bouchard, ABT Smith, H Douglas… - … : science and society, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Beetles occur in most terrestrial and freshwater habitats and a few occupy marine
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More …

Phylogeny and classification of C ucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily C occinelloidea (C oleoptera: C ucujiformia)

JA Robertson, A Ślipiński, M Moulton… - Systematic …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
A large‐scale phylogenetic study is presented for C ucujoidea (C oleoptera), a diverse
superfamily of beetles that historically has been taxonomically difficult. This study is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Coleoptera from the middle-upper Eocene European ambers: generic composition, zoogeography and climatic implications

VI Alekseev - Zootaxa, 2017‏ - mapress.com
The paper contains a review of coleopteran genera known from Baltic, Bitterfeld and Rovno
amber localities. Altogether 420 genera (191 extinct and 229 extant) from 78 families are …

Coleoptera of Canada

AJ Brunke, P Bouchard, HB Douglas, M Pentinsaari - ZooKeys, 2019‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The beetle fauna of Canada was assessed, including estimates of yet unreported diversity
using information from taxonomists and COI sequence clusters in a BOLD (Barcode of Life …

Evolution of feeding habits of sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and placement of Calonecrinae

MH Lee, S Lee, RAB Leschen, S Lee - Systematic Entomology, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nitidulidae includes some 4500 species under 350 genera in ten subfamilies, making it the
most species‐rich family in Cucujoidea. In this study, we present a phylogeny of the family …

Chemical Ecology and Management of the Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

B Bobadoye, BT Nganso, C Stuhl, B Torto… - Journal of Chemical …, 2025‏ - Springer
Over the last 28 years, the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a
colony pest of wild and managed honey bees (Apis mellifera), and native to sub-Saharan …

Temperature-Dependent Development of Nitidula rufipes (Linnaeus, 1767) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Its Significance in Estimating Minimum Postmortem Interval

G Hu, L Li, Y Guo, C Kang, Y Wang, Y Zhang, Z Zhang… - Insects, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The decay of human or animal carcasses usually attracts the colonization
of large numbers of car-rion-related arthropods, especially Diptera and Coleoptera. Since …