For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …

We synthesize data on all known extant and fossil Coleoptera family-group names for the
first time. A catalogue of 4887 family-group names (124 fossil, 4763 extant) based on 4707 …

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 …

Insects represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. This popular textbook provides
a comprehensive introduction to this extraordinary diversity, and places entomology central …

A broad survey of saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) from literature and personal observations
was conducted, and extensive references were included to serve as a single resource on …

Inventories on necrophagous insects carried out in Brazil encompass mostly species from
the southeastern and central-western regions of the country. This review aims to produce the …

Integrated Principles of Zoology is a college text designed for an introductory course in
zoology. This thirteenth edition, as with previous editions, describes the diversity of animal …

Summary data are given for the 25 new species of exotic bark-and wood-boring Coleoptera
first reported in the continental United States between 1985 and 2005, including 2 …

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a
relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found …

Socially parasitic myrmecophily has evolved numerous times in arthropods, but
myrmecophilous lineages are non-randomly distributed across phylogeny. Evolution of this …