A new, robust molecular and morphological analysis of beetles in the family Dermestidae improves understanding of the group’s evolutionary relationships—valuable knowledge for pest management, trade regulations, and forensic entomology. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia obtained and analyzed mitogenomic data from 477 museum specimens of Dermestidae, producing a revised view of the phylogenetic relationships within the family, shown here at the subfamily level. (Image originally published in Zhou et al 2022, Insect Systematics and Diversity.)
dermestidae phylogeny
A new, robust molecular and morphological analysis of beetles in the family Dermestidae improves understanding of the group’s evolutionary relationships—valuable knowledge for pest management, trade regulations, and forensic entomology. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia obtained and analyzed mitogenomic data from 477 museum specimens of Dermestidae, producing a revised view of the phylogenetic relationships within the family, shown here at the subfamily level. (Image originally published in Zhou et al 2022, Insect Systematics and Diversity.)
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