Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: In 2009 the Cucujoidea beetle taxonomy project supported the research of the P.I. and three graduate students. This year we published 1 monograph, 3 book chapters, 7 journal articles and 9 website publications on the taxonomy of Cucujoidea, including the following beetle families: Latridiidae, Coccinellidae, Bothrideridae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Alexiidae and Sphindidae. In 2009 we continued to expand the research collection of Cucujoidea specimens and developed a strong taxonomic library for this group. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. During the entire life of project GEO00969, the following publications were produced: 1 monograph, 9 book chapters, 19 journal articles, and 14 web publications. PARTICIPANTS: This project helped to support the research of six graduate students at the University of Georgia: Floyd Shockley, Juanita Forrester, Chris Hartley, Jose Adriano Giorgi, James Robertson, and Nathan Lord. Support also helped seven undergraduate student interns, including Carmen Rodriguez, Shannon Fitzgerald, Clare Scott, Lori Shapiro, Jessica MacLean, Mark Milby, and Olivia Boyd. Project support provided valuable research experience for these students. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Many of these taxonomic publications provide catalogs of known species, descriptions of new species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and improved classifications. Because some synthesize the entire literature about a group of organisms while providing a wealth of new data, these publications are invaluable resources to biologists and the general public. Taxonomic work establishes the base units of biology (i.e., species), the language of biology (i.e., taxonomic names), an historical perspective that explains how and why living things are the way they are today (phylogeny), and an efficient information and retrieval system for biological data (classification system). These contributions to the biological sciences form the foundation upon which the rest of the field builds.
Publications
- McHugh, J.V. and J.A. Forrester. 2009. Sphindidae. Pp. 102-105. In: Gerlach, J. (ed.). The Coleoptera of the Seychelles islands. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow. 266 pp.
- Shockley, F.W. 2009. Endomychidae. Pp. 109-114. In: Gerlach, J. (ed.). The Coleoptera of the Seychelles islands. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow. 266 pp.
- Giorgi, Adriano and Natalia Vandenberg. 2009. Coccinellidae. Lady beetles, Ladybird beetles, Ladybugs. Version 09 November 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Coccinellidae/9170/2009.11.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Shockley, F.W. Micropsephodes bahamaensis, 2010. a new species of Anamorphinae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) from the Bahamas, with a key to the New World genera of Anamorphinae. Insecta Mundi. In Press.
- Giorgi, J.A., N.J. Vandenberg, J.V. McHugh, J.A. Forrester, A. Ślipiński, K.B. Miller, L. Shapiro and M.F. Whiting. 2009. The evolution of food preference in Coccinellidae. Biological Control, 51: 215-231.
- Shockley, F.W. and N.J. Vandenberg. 2009. Catalogue of the primary types of Cerylonidae, Endomychidae and Latridiidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, with additional notes and clarification of the status of several types. Zootaxa, 2229: 1-64.
- Shockley, F.W. and M.D. Ulyshen. 2009. An interesting deformity in Alobates pennsylvanica (DeGeer),1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Entomological Science, 44: 284-286.
- Forrester, J.A., N.J. Vandenberg and J.V. McHugh. 2009. Redescription of Anovia circumclusa (Gorham) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), with first description of the egg, larva, and pupa, and notes on adult intraspecific elytral pattern variation. Zootaxa, 2112: 25-40.
- Shockley, F.W., K.W. Tomaszewska and J.V. McHugh. 2009. A review of the natural history of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae). Insecta Mundi, 72: 1-24.
- Shockley, F.W., K.W. Tomaszewska and J.V. McHugh. 2009. An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae). Zootaxa, 1999: 1-113.
- Robertson, James A. and Joseph V. McHugh. 2009. Cerylonid Series. Version 03 November 2009. http://tolweb.org/Cerylonid_Series/117918/2009.11.03 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- McHugh, Joseph V. and Juanita Forrester. 2010. Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val 1861. Cryptic slime mold beetles. Version 26 January 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Sphindidae/9143/2010.01.26 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- SHOCKLEY, F.W. 2009. The Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) of Papua Indonesia. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect orders/Coleoptera/Endomychidae/Endomychidae.htm in The Papua Insects Foundation, Taxonomic and faunistic overviews on the insect species living in Papua and West-Papua (Indonesian New Guinea) Project, http://www.papua-insects.nl/index.htm.
- Shockley, Floyd W., Christopher S. Hartley, and Nathan P. Lord. 2009. Latridiidae. Minute brown scavenger beetles. Version 10 September 2009. http://tolweb.org/Latridiidae/9172/2009.09.10 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Shockley, Floyd W. 2009. Endomychidae. Handsome fungus beetles. Version 31 March 2009. http://tolweb.org/Endomychidae/9169/2009.03.31 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Shockley, Floyd W. 2008. Alexiidae Imhoff 1856. Sphaerosoma Samouelle 1819. Version 24 June 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Sphaerosoma/65850/2008.06.24 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Lord, Nathan P. 2009. Bothrideridae. Cocoon-forming beetles. Version 22 September 2009. http://tolweb.org/Bothrideridae/9165/2009.09.22 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Shockley, Floyd W. and Andrew R. Cline. 2009. Discolomatidae Horn 1878. Discolomatid beetles, Discolomid beetles, Mexican hat beetles. Version 21 September 2009. http://tolweb.org/Discolomatidae/9168/2009.09.21 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
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Progress 09/01/02 to 08/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: During the entire life of project GEO00969, the following publications were produced: 1 monograph, 9 book chapters, 19 journal articles, and 14 web publications. Many of these taxonomic publications provide catalogs of known species, descriptions of new species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and improved classifications. Because some synthesize the entire literature about a group of organisms while providing a wealth of new data, these publications are invaluable resources to biologists and the general public. Taxonomic work establishes the base units of biology (i.e., species), the language of biology (i.e., taxonomic names), an historical perspective that explains how and why living things are the way they are today (phylogeny), and an efficient information and retrieval system for biological data (classification system). These contributions to the biological sciences form the foundation upon which the rest of the field builds. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Taxonomic work establishes the base units of biology (i.e., species), the language of biology (i.e., taxonomic names), an historical perspective that explains how and why living things are the way they are today (phylogeny), and an efficient information and retrieval system for biological data (classification system). These contributions to the biological sciences form the foundation upon which the rest of the field builds. This project helped to support the research of six graduate students at the University of Georgia: Floyd Shockley, Juanita Forrester, Chris Hartley, Jose Adriano Giorgi, James Robertson, and Nathan Lord. Support also helped seven undergraduate student interns, including Carmen Rodriguez, Shannon Fitzgerald, Clare Scott, Lori Shapiro, Jessica MacLean, Mark Milby, and Olivia Boyd. Project support provided valuable research experience for these students.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: In 2008 the Cucujoidea beetle taxonomy project supported the research of the P.I. and five graduate students on the taxonomy of the superfamily Cucujoidea, including the following beetle families: Latridiidae, Coccinellidae, Bothrideridae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Alexiidae and Sphindidae. This year we published 2 book chapters and 2 journal articles. We continued to build a physical and digital library of taxonomic literature and a reference collection of beetle specimens representing the superfamily Cucujoidea. PARTICIPANTS: This project benefited from the contributions of six graduate students at the University of Georgia: Floyd Shockley, Juanita Forrester, Chris Hartley, Jose Adriano Giorgi, James Robertson, and Nathan Lord. Additional help was provided by undergraduate assistants, including Carmen Rodriguez, Shannon Fitzgerald,Clare Scott, Lori Shapiro, Jessica MacLean, Mark Milby and Olivia Boyd. Project support provided valuable research experience for these students. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
In 2008 we continued building an extensive research collection of Cucujoidea and developing a strong taxonomic library for this group. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. Taxonomic revisions provide descriptions of species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and classifications. Because they synthesize most of the known literature about a group of organisms while providing a wealth of new data, these publications are invaluable resources to biologists and the general public.
Publications
- McHugh, J.V. and J.K. Liebherr. 2008. Coleoptera (Beetles, Weevils, Fireflies). In: Resh, V.H. and R. Carde (eds.). Encyclopedia of Insects. Second Edition. Academic Press, San Diego. (in press, 11/1/08).
- Leschen, R.A.B., P.E. Skelley and J.V. McHugh. 2008. Erotylidae. In: Beutel, R.G. and R.A.B. Leschen. Handbuch der Zoologie. Band IV, Teilband 38, vol. 2. De Gruyter, Berlin. (in press, 11/08).
- Ellis, J.D., K.S. Delaplane, A. Cline and J.V. McHugh. 2008. The association of multiple sap beetle species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in North America. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World, 47(3): 188-189.
- Kiselyova, T. 2008. Description of the larval stage of Myrmeanthrenus frontalis Armstrong and Anthrenocerus stigmacrophilus Armstrong (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), with a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships. Coleopterists Bulletin, 62(2): 333-343.
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Progress 01/01/07 to 12/31/07
Outputs
OUTPUTS: In 2007 the Cucujoidea beetle taxonomy project supported the research of the P.I. and five graduate students. This year we published 1 monograph, 4 book chapters, 6 journal articles and 3 websites on the taxonomy of Cucujoidea, including the following beetle families: Latridiidae, Coccinellidae, Bothrideridae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Alexiidae and Sphindidae. We continued to build a library of taxonomic literature and a reference collection of specimens of beetles from the superfamily Cucujoidea. PARTICIPANTS: This project benefited from the contributions of six graduate students at the University of Georgia: Floyd Shockley, Juanita Forrester, Chris Hartley, Jose Adriano Giorgi, James Robertson, and Nathan Lord. Additional help was provided by undergraduate assistants, including Carmen Rodriguez, Shannon Fitzgerald, Clare Scott, Lori Shapiro, and Jessica MacLean. Project support provided valuable research experience for these students. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
In 2007 we continued building an extensive research collection of Cucujoidea and developing a strong taxonomic library for this group. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. Taxonomic revisions provide descriptions of species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and classifications. Because they synthesize most of the known literature about a group of organisms while providing a wealth of new data, these publications are invaluable resources to biologists and the general public.
Publications
- Cline, A.R. and F.W. Shockley (2008) Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861. In: R.G. Beutel and R.A.B. Leschen. Handbuch der Zoologie. Band IV, Teilband 38, vol. 2. De Gruyter, Berlin. In Press.
- Forrester, J.A. and J. V. McHugh (2008) Sphindidae, Jacquelin du Val 1861. In: R.G. Beutel and R.A.B. Leschen. Handbuch der Zoologie. Band IV, Teilband 38, vol. 2. De Gruyter, Berlin. In Press.
- Hartley, C. and J.V. McHugh (2008) Latridiidae, Erichson 1842. In: R.G. Beutel and R.A.B. Leschen. Handbuch der Zoologie. Band IV, Teilband 38, vol. 2. De Gruyter, Berlin. In Press.
- Shockley, F.W. Endomychidae (2008) In: J. Gerlach. The Coleoptera of the Seychelles Islands. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. In Press.
- Hartley, C., F.G. Andrews and J.V. McHugh (2007) A revision of Akalyptoishion (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Patricia Vaurie Monograph Series Monograph 6. Coleopterists Society, North Potomac, MD. 50 pp.
- Shockley, F.W., M.D. Ulyshen and N.P. Lord (2008) New distributional records and natural history notes for Micropsephodes lundgreni Leschen and Carlton (Coleoptera: Endomychidae). Coleopterists Bulletin. In Press.
- Forrester, J.A. and N.J. Vandenberg (2008) First Florida records for Anovia circumclusa (Gorham) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini): A natural enemy of Icerya genistae Hempel (Hemiptera: Margarodidae). Zootaxa, 1720: 66-68.
- Robertson, J.A., M.F. Whiting and J.V. McHugh (2008) Searching for natural lineages within the Cerylonid Series (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 46 (1): 193-205.
- Forrester, J.A. and J.V. McHugh (2007) A Review of the Sphindidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of Madagascar. Coleopterists Bulletin, 61 (4): 590-603.
- Shockley, F.W. and K.W. Tomaszewska (2007) First larval description for Symbiotes gibberosus (Lucas) (Coleoptera: Endomychidae). Annales Zoologici, 57(4): 741-755.
- Shockley, F.W. (2007) Stenotarsus nigrivestis, a New Species of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from the Dominican Republic. Coleopterists Bulletin, 61(3): 479-486.
- Shockley, F.W. (2008)A Bibliography of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). http://www.ent.uga.edu/mchugh/Resources/bibliographies/endobib.htm
- Lord, N.P. (2008) Bothrideridae Species Identification Guide and Checklist. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20oguide=Bothrideridae_species
- Shockley, F.W. (2008) Checklist of the Alexiidae of the World (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). http://www.ent.uga.edu/mchugh/Resources/checklists/alexlist.htm
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Progress 01/01/06 to 12/31/06
Outputs
In 2006 the Cucujoidea beetle taxonomy project continued to support the research of the P.I. and six graduate students. This year taxonomic research was conducted on the following families of beetles from the superfamily Cucujoidea: Latridiidae, Coccinellidae, Bothrideridae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, and Sphindidae. It also supported the completion of a study on the beetle family Dermestidae. During the year, the project supported trips to museums and to the field for research. In order to study important specimens, my students visited the Florida State Collection of Arthropods in Gainesville, Florida, and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. They did extensive local field work to collect new specimens and data, and also made a trip to the area around Tampa, Florida, to gather new material. One paper was published and a second was accepted for publication. The taxonomic revision of the latridiid genus Akalyptoishion by Hartley, Andrews and McHugh
was selected to be the next publication in the Patricia Vaurie Monograph Series, published by the Coleopterists Society. The phylogenetic study of Dermestidae by Kiselyova and McHugh was published in the journal Systematic Entomology, and was selected as the paper of the year for that journal by the Royal Entomological Society. During 2006 we continued to build a library of taxonomic literature and a reference collection of specimens of beetles from the superfamily Cucujoidea.
Impacts
In 2006 we continued building an extensive research collection of Cucujoidea and developing a strong taxonomic library for this group. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. Taxonomic revisions provide descriptions of species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and classifications. Because they synthesize most of the known literature about a group of organisms while providing a wealth of new data, these publications are invaluable resources to biologists and the general public.
Publications
- Kiselyova, T.G. and J.V. McHugh. 2006. A Phylogenetic Study of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Based on Larval Morphology. Systematic Entomology, 469-507.
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
In 2005 the cucujoid beetle taxonomy project helped to support the research of the P.I. and five graduate students. Work was conducted on the following families: Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Latridiidae, Coccinellidae, and Sphindidae. One paper was published addressing the diversity of yeasts that occur in the digestive system of cucujoid beetles. Members of the lab generated taxonomic treatments of the genera Aspidiphorus (Sphindidae), Akalyptoischion (Latridiidae) and Orcus (Coccinellidae) which will be submitted for publication in 2006. Trips were made to study museum material at the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Field research was done at various sites in the southeastern U.S. Thousands of new specimens for morphological and molecular studies were obtained during these trips. The lab group has been processing this material during regular sorting sessions throughout the year.
Impacts
In 2005 we continued building an extensive research collection of Cucujoidea and developing a strong taxonomic library for this group. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. The paper by Suh et al. (2005) points out the extent of associations between yeasts and species of the beetle superfamily Cucujoidea. It estimates the number of undescribed yeast species that remain in this unusual microhabitat. The manuscripts that were generated on Akalyptoischion, Orcus, and Aspidiphorus are taxonomic revisions which provide descriptions of species, identification keys, distribution maps, illustrations of diagnostic features, treatments of nomenclatorial issues, and classifications.
Publications
- Suh, S.-O., J.V McHugh, D.D. Pollock, and M. Blackwell. 2005. The Beetle Gut: A hyperdiverse source of novel yeasts. Mycological Research,109(3): 261-265.
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
In 2004 the cucujoid beetle taxonomy project focused on collecting specimens and taxonomic literature on Cucujoidea. The Cucujoidea holdings at the University of Georgia Collection of Arthropods were entered into a database. Collecting trips were made by lab members to various sites, including Georgia, Florida, Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia, and Australia. Thousands of new specimens for morphological and molecular studies were obtained during these trips. Trips were to study museum material at the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Five graduate students each conducted morphological studies of one cucujoid species, representing four different beetle families. This work will serve as material for future papers. One paper on the systematics of Erotylidae (Cucujoidea) was published. A second paper was published on yeasts that occur in the digestive system of cucujoid beetles.
Impacts
In 2004 we continued building a comprehensive research collection of Cucujoidea and developing a strong taxonomic library. These resources will facilitate research on these taxa and be invaluable tools to the students who study them at the University of Georgia. The paper by Robertson et al. (2004) provides the first phylogenetic analysis of Erotylidae based on molecular data. The results of this study will impact the classification of the group and will guide future research on these beetles. The paper by Suh et al. (2004) sheds light on a previously unappreciated association between beetles and yeasts. A large and diverse flora of previously unknown yeast species were discovered and described from the midguts of cucujoid beetle groups.
Publications
- Robertson, J.A., J.V. McHugh, and M.F. Whiting. 2004. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae): Evolution of colour patterns, gregariousness and mycophagy. Systematic Entomology, 29: 173-187.
- Suh, S.-O., J. V McHugh, and M. Blackwell. 2004. Expansion of the Candida tanzawaensis clade: sixteen new Candida species from basidiocarp-feeding beetles. International Journal of Systematics and Evolutionary Microbiology, 54: 2409-2429.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
In 2003 the cucujoid beetle taxonomy project focused on developing background materials and preparing for the long-term project. Five graduate students have begun studies on cucujoid taxonomy in the McHugh lab. An extensive collection of critical taxonomic literature was obtained for the lab files. The Cucujoidea holdings of the University of Georgia Collection of Arthropods were relocated to our lab to facilitate use of the material. McHugh and Shockley pubished two electronic identification keys on the worldwide web (To the Erotylidae and Endomychidae of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park). McHugh co-organized a full day symposium on the classification of Cucujoidea at the annual meetings of the Entomological Society of America held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in October, 2003. Three of the talks in the Cucujoid symposium were presented by the members of the lab (Endomychidae, Floyd Shockley; Erotylidae, James Robertson; Sphindidae, Joe McHugh).
Impacts
In 2003 we prepared for the long-term project. Getting the reference collection of cucujoid specimens moved to our lab and developing an extensive taxonomic library were important preliminary steps. They will facilitate our taxonomic research over the next few years. The electronic identification keys that were published will allow researchers as well amateur naturalists to identify and learn the biology of all species of two cucujoid families that occur in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a site where there has been a concentrated effort to study biodiversity. The symposium at the Entomological Society of America meetings will stimulate more research on the taxonomically difficult superfamily Cucujoidea.
Publications
- Liebherr, J.K. and J.V. McHugh. 2003. Coleoptera (Beetles, Weevils, Fireflies). Pp. 209-230, In: Resh, V.H. and R. Carde (eds.). Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Shockley, F.W. and J.V. McHugh. 2003. The Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.arches.uga.edu/~fws/GSMNP/Endomychidae/Home.htm
- McHugh, J.V. and F.W. Shockley. 2003. The Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.arches.uga.edu/~fws/GSMNP/Erotylidae/Home.htm
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