Mapping the Beetle Tree of Life

Mapping the Beetle Tree of Life (entoLIVE) 🎓 Check out our Beetles online course bundle here ➡️https://courses.biologicalrecording.c... ----------------------------------------------------- With over 400,000 described species, Coleoptera represent one of the most diverse groups of organisms on Earth, necessitating a global, integrative approach to understanding their evolutionary history. This effort begins with standardised field collection, specimen imaging, and identification, followed by high-quality DNA extraction. By combining genomic, mitochondrial, and barcode data, we are building the most comprehensive Coleoptera phylogeny to date – spanning over 100,000 species, including many that remain undescribed. Dr Beulah Garner (Natural History Museum) explores how large-scale phylogenetic framework enables us to move beyond species counts, revealing global patterns of biodiversity through time and space and providing essential insights into species loss and the broader consequences of global change. ----------------------------------------------------- 🎓 Full entoLIVE blog with speaker Q&A and further info links: https://biologicalrecording.co.uk/202... ----------------------------------------------------- Check out the entoLIVE sponsor websites for more invertebrate research, publications and events: 🦋 Amateur Entomologists’ Society: https://www.amentsoc.org 🪱 Biological Recording Company: https://biologicalrecording.co.uk 🪲 British Entomological & Natural History Society: https://www.benhs.org.uk 🦗 Royal Entomological Society: https://www.royensoc.co.uk