Meloidae is a beetle family with about 3000 species divided into three subfamilies and 16
tribes. Included is the tribe Lyttini containing 33 genera and about 400 species. However …

Flightless, phoretic insects of the tribe Meloini include several widespread species able to
inhabit both mainland and oceanic and continental islands. Relationships between phoretic …

The desiccation of the Mediterranean Basin at the end of the Miocene was a milestone in the
evolution of the Mediterranean sandfly fauna. This severe environmental change should …

Aim Discerning the relative role of geographical and ecological factors in promoting
diversification is central to our understanding of the origin and maintenance of biodiversity …

The false blister beetle tribe Stenostomatini includes only the genus Stenostoma, with four
species showing an intriguing distribution: Stenostoma lowei (Madeira), Stenostoma …

Aim Cosmopolitan distributions have classically been explained by Pangaean vicariance.
However, evidence of recently diverged cosmopolitan groups has re‐opened consideration …

Many continental species distributed in the Eurasian steppe occur as relict populations in
the mountains of Western Europe. Their biogeographical responses to Quaternary climate …

Among Meloidae, a beetle family of about 3000 species, Hycleus (Tribe: Mylabrini) is the
most speciose genus with~ 430 species described, widely distributed in the Old World …

A new Ischnomera from northern Sicily is described. Besides this species, in the western
Mediterranean I. xanthoderes complex were distinct one species from the Iberian peninsula …