Mike Goodrich Eastern Illinois University might help you out Also Paul = Skelly at U of FL (?). At least they might be able to point you in the = right direction with keys and also with verification of identification. = Goodrich has done some Staphylinidae work.
Might also try the Smithsonian. I found the people there to be very = helpful. Beetles are pretty easy to key as long as you aren't dealing = with the smaller individuals. Fungus beetles often require scanning EM = to separte the species. Others require inversion of the male = reproductive system. =20 =20 Depending on the project your are doing you may not need species = delineation. =20 Another angle might be to check out the Coleopterists Bulliten and see = who is publishing on these groups. Zootaxa (online) might also be a = useful journal. If you have access to zoological record, you can = probably find the most recent revision of the families you are concerned = with, however, these might be dissertations! Good Luck! =20 Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Texas A&M University Texarkana 2600 Robison Rd. Texarkana, TX 75501 O: 1-903-233-3134 H: 1-903-791-3843 Homepage: https://www.eagle.tamut.edu/faculty/mmccallum/index.html =20 ________________________________ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of L. = Brian Patrick Sent: Fri 12/16/2005 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IDing Coleopterans Hello! I am looking for someone who might know their beetles pretty well and would be willing to give me some advice/help/possible verifications of specimens-- specifically the family Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Scarabidae, and Phalacridae. If you or someone you know could help or offer advice (other than to not try to ID them myself), please email me! Thanks in advance! Brian Patrick -- L. Brian Patrick Ph.D. candidate Department of Biological Sciences Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 USA e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
