Coleoptera projects
The family Cholevidae consists of around 1700 species world wide. They are generally found on cadavers, including human remains in forensic cases, making them potentially intersting for the field of forensic entomology. Due to the lack of a reference library, however, they have not been used in any cases. This project has been set up to create such a reference library. For more information, see the Cholevidae scratchpad.
This project is part of the barcoding of the complete Dutch flora and fauna. With almost 4,200 species, the Coleoptera are the richest order of insects in the Netherlands. The Dutch fauna is relatively well known, and a large number of species can be collected in a short time. Large taxonomic problems have already been sorted out in the past, enabling a more efficient process of collecting and identification.
Click here for an overview of the collected Dutch species.
A tansy beetle, Chrysolina graminis
Friday, December 16, 2011