Phylogeny and Reclassification of Omaliini Beetles of the World (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

芝加哥菲尔德博物馆的玛格丽特·塞耶博士正在研究世界上流动甲虫的基本分类和鉴定。对来自几个机构的博物馆藏品标本的成虫和幼虫形态的研究将提供数据，以更好地了解这些居住在森林中的金龟子估计38属425种的内部和之间的变异性。由此修订的分类将允许进一步研究这些属之间的进化关系和解释这些昆虫目前在世界范围内分布的历史生物地理模式。此外，改进的分类学将有助于理解在流浪甲虫中发现的各种取食模式的进化，包括取食花粉、取食真菌和腐生。塞耶博士是一名年轻的研究人员，她发表了几篇高质量的出版物。

Dr. Margaret Thayer of the Field Museum in Chicago is studying the basic taxonomic classification and identification of the rove beetles of the world. Study of the adult and larval morphology of specimens from museum collections from several institutions will provide data for improved understanding of the variability within and among the estimated 38 genera and 425 species of these forest-dwelling staphylinid beetles. The resulting revised classification will then allow further work on the evolutionary relationships among the genera and the patterns of historical biogeography that explain the present worldwide distribution of these insects. Further, the improved taxonomy will help in understanding the evolution of the various feeding patterns found in rove beetles, including pollen-feeding, fungus- feeding, and saprophytism. Dr. Thayer is a young investigator with several high-quality publications to her credit.