Systematics and Bionomics of South American Blister Beetles of the Genus Pseudomeloe

理查德·塞兰德提出了一种南美水疱甲虫属的分类学和系统发育研究。研究计划包括性行为、成虫形态和寄主-植物关系的研究，以及幼虫的饲养研究。生态和生活史性状也将被研究。一个更清晰的画面将出现，不仅属的系统结构，而且物种差异的生物学基础。大量数据类型的使用使得这个项目异常全面和有价值。该计划将在几个层次上推进热带多样性的系统研究，从纯α水平的描述到系统发育和生物地理分析。这项研究将涉及与国内专家的合作，有代表性的藏品将归还给南美的博物馆，以帮助建立它们的生物研究资源。

Richard Selander proposes a taxonomic and phylogenetic study of a genus of South American blister beetles. The research plan includes study of sexual behavior, adult morphology and host- plant association, and rearing of larvae for study of immature stages. Ecological and life history traits will also be studied. A clearer picture will emerge not only of the systematic structure of the genus, but of the biological bases for species differences. The use of a number of data types makes this project unusually thorough and valuable. The proposed project will advance systematic studies of tropical diversity on several levels, ranging from pure alpha- level descriptions up to phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses. The research will involve collaboration with in-country specialists, and representative collections will be returned to South American museums to help build their biological research resources.