Phylogenetic reclassification and generic revision of the rove beetle tribe Staphylinini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

罗夫甲虫族 Staphylinini 的系统发育重新分类和属属修订（昆虫纲：鞘翅目：Staphylinidae）

• 批准号: 0715705
• 负责人: Alfred Newton
• 金额: $ 11.47万
• 依托单位: Field Museum of Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0715705&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Phylogenetic; reclassification; generic; revision; rove

The rove beetle tribe Staphylinini is a mega-diverse group of insects, with more than 5,300 species worldwide. These often conspicuous beetles, frequently used in environmental studies, are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems, but their current classification is outdated, hampering further exploration of this group. Incorporating morphological data, DNA, and fossils, this project will provide a genus-level revision of the tribe, its phylogenetic system, online identification keys, and species catalogs for all genera. Such tools will enable a much broader use of these invertebrates in biodiversity studies. All results will be disseminated by Internet-based publications.Popular publications in broad outreach media generated by this project will increase public awareness of the role and abundance of rove beetles in nature. Planned workshops on the methods of study of Staphylinini applicable to an overall soil invertebrate fauna will be presented by the investigators during fieldwork in several countries, will contribute to the research infrastructure of those biodiversity hotspots. This project will enhance collaboration among the Field Museum, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, the University of Kansas, the Natural History Museum of Denmark, and several other institutions worldwide; and will provide unique learning opportunities for several undergraduate and high school students in the United States and other countries.

罗夫甲虫族 Staphylinini 是一个极其多样化的昆虫类群，全世界有 5,300 多个物种。这些经常引人注目的甲虫经常用于环境研究，是陆地生态系统的重要组成部分，但它们目前的分类已经过时，阻碍了对该类群的进一步探索。 该项目结合形态学数据、DNA 和化石，将对部落、其系统发育系统、在线识别密钥和所有属的物种目录进行属级修订。这些工具将使这些无脊椎动物在生物多样性研究中得到更广泛的应用。所有结果都将通过互联网出版物传播。该项目在广泛的外展媒体上发表的流行出版物将提高公众对自然界中罗夫甲虫的作用和丰富程度的认识。研究人员将在多个国家进行实地考察期间举办计划举办的关于适用于整个土壤无脊椎动物群的葡萄球菌研究方法的研讨会，这将为这些生物多样性热点地区的研究基础设施做出贡献。该项目将加强菲尔德博物馆、田纳西大学查塔努加分校、堪萨斯大学、丹麦自然历史博物馆以及世界各地其他几个机构之间的合作；将为美国和其他国家的几名本科生和高中生提供独特的学习机会。