Natural historian, dung beetle researcher, evolutionary biologist, tries to learn from history, father of three girls, a horse, lots of cats, and a dog
Washington, DC, USA
Joined February 2021
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centerforsystematicentomolog… Today, my first large paper on Colorado Scarabaeoidea was published by Insecta Mundi covering 28 species, with several new state records. It is the first in a series covering distribution, phenology and ecology of Colorado scarabaeoid beetles.
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Today, a fascinating book on Animal Mummies was published in which Ben van den Bercken and I have written a chapter on an incredibly well preserved beetle mummy that even made it onto the front cover of the book. researchgate.net/publication…
denverite.com/2025/07/15/mum…
To be published in fall, but already in the press: a wonderful beetle mummy!
Today, a paper with the description (incl. COI barcodes) of four new species of the dung beetle genus Onthophagus from West Africa, was published in the journal Taxonomy: mdpi.com/2673-6500/5/2/21
Special Issue “Diversity and Taxonomy of Scarabaeoidea” by the journals "Taxonomy" and "Diversity", open for submissions. mdpi.com/.../diversity/speci…, mdpi.com/.../taxonomy/specia…
Editor-in-Chief: Frank-T. Krell
Today our paper was published on the decline of taxonomic expertise, using the example of Hungary, based on several lines of evidence. It is open access in Biodiversity and Conservation.
doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-0…
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>1500 scientists from >100 countries agreeing in something is a very rare event. In this opinion piece we joined together to express that if biological nomenclature is not understood as a neutral tool, we put ourselves at risk . Let me explain why we had to organize this 🧵👇
Investigadores españoles lideran la defensa de una nomenclatura biológica universal frente a revisiones de carácter moral. Sostienen que la pretensión de imponer revisiones de carácter ético comprometería la comunicación entre culturas y generaciones rjb.csic.es/investigadores-e…
ALT De izquierda a derecha y de arriba abajo, los 20 coautores principales de este trabajo: Pedro Jiménez-Mejías (España), Saúl Manzano (España), Vinita Gowda (India), Frank-Thorsten Krell (EEUU), Mei-Ying Lin (EEUU), Santiago Martín-Bravo (España), Laura Martín-Torrijos (España), Gonzalo Nieto Feliner (España), Sergei L. Mosyakin (Ucrania), Robert F.C. Naczi (EEUU), Carmen Acedo (España), Inés Álvarez (España), Jorge V. Crisci (Argentina), Modesto Luceño Garcés (España), John Manning (Sudáfrica), Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz (España), A. Muthama Muasya (Sudáfrica, originario de Kenia), Ricarda Riina (España, originaria de Venezuela), Andrea Sánchez Meseguer (España) y Daniel Sánchez-Mata (EEUU, originario de España).
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3 dung beetle species from the Dakotas - A European invasive has a new state record, but the two native species discussed haven't been collected since the end of the 1960s. So are they extinct in the Dakotas now? Or is just nobody collecting anymore?
How many dung beetles can one elephant sustain?
My research is available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication…
Exciting opportunities! On the nomenclatural musings in this article ("cybertypes" etc.) I have written an eLetter, which is now published at the end of the paper and on ResearchGate at researchgate.net/publication…
Combining in situ underwater imaging, #robotics, and genomic sequencing, researchers in @ScienceAdvances have created a data suite that provides a cybertype for deep-sea midwater organisms. scim.ag/5EF
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Belohina inexpectata from Madagascar, the only species in the scarabaeoid family Belohinidae, rediscovered.
And, please, if you agree, support this statement as a signatory. There is a link in the pdf where you can register your support. Thank you very much.
Biologists must fight against the colonial legacy, hate and discrimination. But we also must protect the precious value of the nomenclatural biological systems, which enables universal and transcultural communication. Have a look to our reflection here: doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.1027…
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DOI: 10.3390/d15101053
Today a Perspective paper was published that I coauthored with my European friends and colleagues Ivan Löbl, Bernhard Klausnitzer, and Matthias Hartmann on the current situation of biodiversity science/taxonomy.
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We are happy to announce a new special issue "Advances in Palaeontology—Feature Papers to Celebrate the Inaugural Issue of Fossils", edit by Dr. Eric Buffetaut：
mdpi.com/journal/fossils/spe…
#palaeontology #Palaeobotany #Micropalaeontology #fossil #Extinction #Palaeobiology
A new statement/comment from the ICZN is available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication… It is about DNA-based descriptions and will hopefully initiate wide discussions that help us wording the next edition of the Code.
researchgate.net/publication… In February the eminent lepidopterist and our good friend Paul Opler (CSU Fort Collins, Colorado) lost his battle with cancer. With his wife Evi Buckner-Opler, I published an obituary and his list of publications.
Sauvons les collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle - Sign the Petition! chng.it/jNKV5zhc via @Change
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Read the full paper #OpenAccess here resjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
ALT Title page of the article
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Take a bow @DrBenSpencer @JohnGlenUK @hbaldwin @Conservatives MPs who voted not to conserve our rivers but flood them with sewage. Your achievement will be remembered for posterity. Blue plaques for dirty politicians are popping up all over England - if you see one, tag us 😎
