This post was written by Matthias Seidel.  In my project I investigate the systematics, phylogenetics and biogeography of terrestrial water beetles across the Southern Hemisphere. This relict group of beetles is called Cylominae and it is restricted to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Chi...

This post was written by Trevor Burt. Over the last couple of decades, the global syrphid community has been progressing towards a focused picture of the origin and diversification of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae). Given the growing concerns about climate change and biodiversity loss, this work, ...

This post was written by Emmanuel Arriaga Varela. In order to understand the Hows, the Whens and the Whys of the evolution of insects and other animal groups, it is necessary to take a look at the past. Fossils embedded in amber give us the unique opportunity to take a de...

This post was written by Elsa Call. Natural museum collections around the world are extremely abundant. All of these specimens are highly valuable for a wide range of research applications, such as systematics and taxonomy,  biodiversity studies, habitat loss and investigations into the hist...

This post was written by Daniel Marquina.  How unique is this habitat? Is this a biodiversity hotspot? Should we invest public resources in preserving it? Is this a healthy environment? Have our conservation efforts done any good? How does the food web look like in this habitat? How man...