A Monographic Revision of the Subfamliy Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

微孔甲虫亚科是一个相对较小的甲虫群，目前大约有65种，长期以来一直被认为是特殊的，因为该亚科最大的属——微孔甲虫亚科的成员表现出了复杂而不寻常的双亲照顾行为。随着潜在的超过90%的分类群被发现，以及如此多活跃的行为、生态和保护研究项目，物种之间系统发育关系的分类学解决尤为关键和必要。项目重点是完成所有物种的物种描述、插图、分类目录、分布图和钥匙。所有数据将在网上提供。基因组DNA将被存档，以备将来使用，并用于在分子水平上测试与该群体的进化和在这些甲虫中观察到的行为复杂性有关的几种假设。

The subfamily Nicrophorinae is a relatively small group of beetles, currently around 65 species, that has long been recognized as exceptional because of the elaborate and unusual biparental care behaviors displayed by members of the subfamily's largest genus, Nicrophorus. With potentially more than 90% of the taxa discovered, and with so many active behavioral, ecological, and conservation research programs, taxonomic resolution of the phylogenetic relationships among species is especially critical and needed. The project is focused on completing the species descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic catalog, distribution maps, and keys to all species. All data will be made available on the web. Genomic DNA will be archived for future use, and for molecular level testing of several hypotheses related to the evolution of the group and the behavioral complexity observed among these beetles.