Symposium

18. Systematics, Phylogeny, and Morphology

[18-4] Phylogeny and Evolution of Beetles - Symposium celebrating 90th Birthday of John Francis Lawrence

Tue. Aug 27, 2024 1:30 PM - 6:15 PM Room B-1

Chair: Hiroyuki Yoshitomi (Ehime University), Adam Slipinski (CSIRO), Richard Leschen (Landcare Research), Takahiro Yoshida (Tokyo Metropolitan University)

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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

[18-4-01] Celebrating Phylogeny and Evolution of Beetles by Commemorating the Birthday of Dr John F. Lawrence

*Adam Slipinski¹, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi², Takahiro Yoshida³, Richard Leschen⁴ (1. Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO (Australia), 2. Ehime University, Matsuyama (Japan), 3. Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji (Japan), 4. New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research (New Zealand))

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[18-4-02] John F. Lawrence: Six Decades of Impact on Phylogeny and Classification of Beetles (Coleoptera)

*Margaret K Thayer¹ (1. Field Museum of Natural History (United States of America))

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[18-4-03] Mesozoic beetles and their phylogenetic, biogeographic and paleoecological implications

*Chenyang Cai¹ (1. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China))

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

[18-4-04] The Early Evolution of the Coleoptera Revisited

*Brendon E. Boudinot¹, Rolf G. Beutel² (1. Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt (Germany), 2. Friedrich-Schiller-Univeristät Jena (Germany))

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[18-4-05] Phylogeny and evolution of Scirtoidea

*Hiroyuki Yoshitomi¹ (1. Ehime University (Japan))

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[18-4-06] God is in the details: Recent advances in systematics of the rove beetle family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera)

*Munetoshi Maruyama¹ (1. Kyushu University (Japan))

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[18-4-07] The road to hyperdiversity: evolutionary morphology in the early pselaphine lineages (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

*Margarita Yavorskaya¹, Xiao-Zhu Luo², Pawel Jałoszyński³, Rolf Beutel⁴ (1. University of Tübingen, Institute of Evolution and Ecology (Germany), 2. Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Germany), 3. Museum of Natural History, University of Wroclaw (Poland), 4. Institut für Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung, FSU Jena (Germany))

Coffee Break (3:30 PM - 4:15 PM)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

[18-4-08] Phylogeny, evolution, and systematics of Histeroidea and Hydrophiloidea: where do we stand?

*Martin Fikáček¹, Tomáš Lackner² (1. National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung (Taiwan), 2. Department of Environmental Systems Science ETH Zürich (Switzerland))

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

[18-4-09] Toward understanding the diversity of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

*Showtaro Kakizoe¹ (1. National Museum of Nature and Science (Japan))

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

[18-4-10] Phylogenetic relationships among Dryopoidea beetles, with special reference to the phylogenetic position of Eubrianacinae and Cladotominae

*Masakazu Hayashi¹, Takuya Kobayashi², Teiji Sota ³ (1. Hoshizaki Green Foundation (Japan), 2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (Japan), 3. Kyoto University (Japan))

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

[18-4-11] Systematics, diversity and evolution of Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Where do we stand?

*Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela¹, Karol Szawaryn¹, Hermes E. Escalona², Adam Ślipiński², James Robertson³ (1. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland), 2. Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. (Australia), 3. National Identification Services, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville (United States of America))

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

[18-4-12] Nitiduloidea, Erotyloidea and Cucujoidea: The history and prospect of classification of a taxonomic dumping ground

*Takahiro Yoshida¹, Richard Leschen² (1. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. (Japan), 2. Landcare Research (New Zealand))

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

[18-4-13] Phylogeny and evolution of the beetle superfamily Tenebrionoidea

*Pat Bouchard¹, Darren Pollock², Dmitry Telnov³ (1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada), 2. Eastern New Mexico University (United States of America), 3. Natural History Museum (UK))

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

[18-4-14] Branching Out: Exploring the Evolutionary Tree of Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

*Yelena Pacheco^1,2, Rebecca A Clement^1,2, Alexander S Konstantinov^1,2, Christopher L Owen^1,2 (1. United States Department of Agriculture -ARS (United States of America), 2. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (United States of America))

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

[18-4-15] Systematics, diversity and evolution of Australian cycad-associated weevils

*Yun Hsiao^1,2,3, Rolf G. Oberprieler² (1. National Taiwan University (Taiwan), 2. Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO (Australia), 3. The Australian National University (Australia))

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