Events

BSc defense in 2024

Laurele Gerke: Representative of the rove beetle subfamily Paederinae in Bitterfeld amber


Emily Pierau: Utility of Synchrotron X-ray Scanning for phylogenetic reconstruction – Paederinae from Bitterfeld amber


Priscila Saraiva: Comparative analysis of the biodiversity of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) between the unprotected area of Jenischpark and its Flottbektal nature reserve


Congratulation!

Photos by: K. Koszela

X Congreso Internacional de Investigación de la Red Ecuatoriana de Universidades y Escuelas Politécnicas Para Investigación y Posgrado 

in Tena, Ecuador: 04-07 Dec 2023

Lecture days:

Karen Vanessa Bonilla Farinango: New records of Paederinae rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) for Ecuador



Photos by: M. C. Peñuela Mora

Visiting the entomological collections in the USA

Jun/Jul 2023

American Museum of Natural History, New York City

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque

Burke Museum, Seattle

California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco


Co-funded by:

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431

National Science Centre (NCN): PRELUDIUM-21


Photos by: K. Koszela

EVOLUTION 2023 in Albuquerque, USA

21-25 Jun 2023

Lecture days:

Camilo Guzman: Historical habitats changes shaped the species diversity in Neolindus genus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Katarzyna Koszela: The first attempt to build Staphylinidae phylogeny using UCEs 

Alexandra Tokareva: First genus-level phylogeny of Paederinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) based on genomic data: preliminary results

Dagmara Żyła: Next-generation sequencing as a tool to study Paederus-Pseudomonas symbiotic relationships


Co-funded by:

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431


Photos by: K. Koszela

36th Staphylinid & Staphylinoid Meeting in Genève, Switzerland: 

18-21 May 2023

Visit the entomological collection in the Natural History Museum of Geneva


Lecture day:

Camilo Guzman: A new enophthalmous species of the genus Micranops from Bolivia and discussion on adaptations to endogean habitats in Paederinae

Katarzyna Koszela: Karillantu gen. nov. - out of the darkness. A new genus of Paederinae

Alexandra Tokareva: Fighting the taxonomic impediment in Staphylinidae with fresh means: RADSeq, barcodes, morphology, and palaeontology versus hyperdiverse genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 (Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

Dagmara Żyła: Paederinae of Ecuador


Excursion to: Chancy


Photos by: K. Koszela

Visiting the entomological collection in Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France: 15 Jan-10 Feb 2023





Co-funded by:

SYNTHESYS+

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431


Photos by: K. Koszela

Symposium: YSF - Young Systematists' Forum. Online, 11 Nov 2022


Lectures:

Guzman Y. C., Tokareva A., Żyła D.: New species of the genus Neolindus Scheerpeltz, 1933 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Cylindroxystina): current and future distribution models.

Tokareva A., Żyła D.: The new miniature genus of Paederinae from Cretaceous: Phylogenetic placement and discussion on unique characters.



Senckenberg Dresden Symposium & Workshop about hDNA

in Dresden, Germany: 23-27 Oct 2022


Workshop: hDNA NGS Shotgun Sequencing from Insect Museum Specimens

Symposium: Perspectives and Challenges in hDNA analyses from insect museum specimens 


Co-funded by:

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431


Photos by: K. Koszela

Identification workshop at Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam 

in Tena, Ecuador: 08-11 Jul 2022

Lecture day:

Dagmara Żyła: The challenge of studying megadiversity: the past and the present of rove beetles through phylogenetic analysis

Camilo Guzman: What do the rove beetles (Staphylinidae) do in the palms?


Practical exercises in the field: Katarzyna Koszela, Lech Karpiński


Identification: Dagmara Żyła


Photos by: K. Koszela, D. Żyła & María Cristina Peñuela Mora

35th Staphylinid & Staphylinoid Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic: 

10-12 Jun 2022

Visit to the entomological collection in National Museum in Prague


Lecture day:

Dagmara Żyła: Rare and poorly known Afrotropical Paederinae, oral presentation

Katarzyna Koszela: The utility of UCEs in Staphylinidae phylogenomics, oral presentation

Alexandra Tokareva: The new miniature extinct genus of Paederinae from Cretaceous: phylogenetic placement and discussion on unique characters, oral presentation

Camilo Guzman: New species of Neolindus and where to find them, poster


Excursion to: Raná - Hrádek Natura 2000 site and Borečský Vrch Natura 2000 site


Photos by: K. Koszela, D. Żyła & A. Solodovnikov

BioBlitz in Yerevan (Armenia) and Tbilisi (Georgia):

21 & 26 May 2022

During our field trip to the Caucasus, we took part in a BioBlitz as the Staphylinidae experts. 

The events were organized as part of the Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL) project in

Yerevan Botanical Garden (Armenia) and National Botanical Garden in Tbilisi (Georgia)





Photos by: K. Koszela & D. Żyła

Visiting the entomological collection in Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom: 30 Jan - 19 Feb 2022





Co-funded by:

SYNTHESYS+

Ernst Mayr Travel Grant

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431


Photos by: K. Koszela & D. Żyła

Visiting the entomological collection in 

Institut royal des sciences naturelles (Brussels) & 

Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren), Belgium:  

22 Nov - 02 Dec 2022


Co-funded by:

SYNTHESYS+

Ernst Mayr Travel Grant

National Science Centre (NCN): OPUS-18 2019/35/B/NZ8/03431


Photos by: K. Koszela & D. Żyła