Dr. Dirk AhrensKeeper of Coleoptera
Tel.: +49 (0)228 9122 286
Fax: +49 (0)228 9122 212
E-Mail: d.ahrens.zfmk@uni-bonn.de
Current Projects
- Phylogeography of the European rose chafer (Cetonia aurata L.) [DFG-AH175/2-1];
- Evolution and integrative taxonomy of the Iberian Hymenoplia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): DNA-Taxonomy, morphological variation and phylogeography;
- Evolution of Scarabaeidae: Phylogeny using morphological and molecular data, tree calibration;
- Molecular phylogeny of Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
- Diversity, divergence and morphological variation of copulatory organs: insights to the successful radiation of Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [DFG-AH175/1-1,1-2];
- Molecular phylogeny of Palaearctic Glaphyridae
- "DNA-Barcoding" larvae and morphological larval taxonomy of Scarabaeoidea;
- 'Morphospace' in chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): comparative morphometrical studies in a phylogenetic context;
- A monographic revision of the fauna of Indian Subcontinent (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini) (with S. Fabrizi, NHM London);
- Biodiversity research on Sericini: diverse parallel running projects on taxonomic revisions of the Faunas of China, Indochina, Madagascar, and South Africa.
