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Lars Hendrich is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and focuses on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics; Insect Science; Ecology; and Paleontology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the integration of taxonomy, molecular biology, and ecological studies in their research.

Key topics covered in Hendrich's research include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species.

Frequent publication venues for Hendrich include:

  • ZooKeys
  • Zootaxa
  • Check List
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Alpine Entomology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael Balke (36 collaborations)
  • Jiří Hájek (11 collaborations)
  • Adrián Villastrigo (9 collaborations)
  • Suriani Surbakti (9 collaborations)
  • Yoandri S. Megna (8 collaborations)

Recent publications exemplify Hendrich's focus on beetle taxonomy, molecular ecology, and biodiversity monitoring:

  • "DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring in a national park: Screening for invasive and pest species" (2020), Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Phylogenomic analyses clarify the pattern of evolution of Adephaga (Coleoptera) and highlight phylogenetic artefacts due to model misspecification and excessive data trimming" (2021), Systematic Entomology
  • "Coverage and quality of DNA barcode references for Central and Northern European Odonata" (2021), PeerJ
  • "A DNA barcode library for ground beetles of Germany: the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 and allied taxa (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae)" (2020), ZooKeys
  • "A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)" (2021), ZooKeys

Hendrich's research contributes to systematics and biodiversity assessment through molecular tools such as DNA barcoding and phylogenomic analyses. The emphasis on beetle taxonomy, alongside the study of invasive species and environmental DNA, enables a comprehensive understanding of insect diversity and ecosystem dynamics.

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Geographical Scale of Sampling on DNA Barcoding

    Johannes Bergsten;David T. Bilton;Tomochika Fujisawa;Miranda Elliott

  • A comprehensive DNA barcode database for Central European beetles with a focus on Germany: adding more than 3500 identified species to BOLD.

    Lars Hendrich;Jérôme Morinière;Gerhard Haszprunar;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • Species Identification in Malaise Trap Samples by DNA Barcoding Based on NGS Technologies and a Scoring Matrix

    Jérôme Morinière;Bruno Cancian de Araujo;Athena Wai Lam;Axel Hausmann

  • Building-up of a DNA barcode library for true bugs (insecta: hemiptera: heteroptera) of Germany reveals taxonomic uncertainties and surprises.

    Michael J. Raupach;Lars Hendrich;Stefan M. Küchler;Fabian Deister

  • Mitochondrial Cox1 Sequence Data Reliably Uncover Patterns of Insect Diversity But Suffer from High Lineage-Idiosyncratic Error Rates

    Lars Hendrich;Joan Pons;Ignacio Ribera;Michael Balke

  • Towards a DNA Barcode Reference Database for Spiders and Harvestmen of Germany.

    Jonas J. Astrin;Hubert Höfer;Jörg Spelda;Joachim Holstein

  • A DNA barcode library for 5,200 German flies and midges (Insecta: Diptera) and its implications for metabarcoding-based biomonitoring.

    Jérôme Morinière;Michael Balke;Dieter Doczkal;Matthias F Geiger

  • A DNA barcode library for Germany's mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera).

    Jérôme Morinière;Lars Hendrich;Michael Balke;Arne J. Beermann

  • New Guinea highland origin of a widespread arthropod supertramp

    Michael Balke;Ignacio Ribera;Lars Hendrich;Michael A. Miller

  • Molecular systematics of armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae): contribution of maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear genes.

    Frédéric Delsuc;Michael J Stanhope;Emmanuel J.P Douzery

  • The Trichoptera barcode initiative: a strategy for generating a species-level Tree of Life.

    Xin Zhou;Paul B. Frandsen;Ralph W. Holzenthal;Clare R. Beet

  • Phylogenetic niche conservatism explains an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in freshwater arthropods

    Jérôme Morinière;Matthew H. Van Dam;Oliver Hawlitschek;Johannes Bergsten

  • A review of Peruvian diving beetles of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817, with description of Hydaticus (Prodaticus) panguana sp. nov. and notes on other Neotropical species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae).

    Yoandri S. Megna;Michael Balke;Rico Apenborn;Lars Hendrich

  • Ancient associations of aquatic beetles and tank bromeliads in the Neotropical forest canopy

    Michael Balke;Jesús Gómez-Zurita;Ignacio Ribera;Angel Viloria

  • Ecological Niche Modelling and nDNA Sequencing Support a New, Morphologically Cryptic Beetle Species Unveiled by DNA Barcoding

    Oliver Hawlitschek;Nick Porch;Lars Hendrich;Michael Balke

  • Taxonomy and Biogeography without frontiers – WhatsApp, Facebook and smartphone digital photography let citizen scientists in more remote localities step out of the dark

    Nano Suprayitno;Raden Pramesa Narakusumo;Thomas von Rintelen;Lars Hendrich

  • The return of the Duke—locality data for Megadytes ducalis Sharp, 1882, the world's largest diving beetle, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

    Lars Hendrich;Michael Manuel;Michael Balke

  • Barcoding Fauna Bavarica: 78% of the Neuropterida Fauna Barcoded!

    Jérome Morinière;Lars Hendrich;Axel Hausmann;Paul Hebert

  • A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae).

    Jiří Hájek;Helena Shaverdo;Lars Hendrich;Michael Balke

  • Australasian sky islands act as a diversity pump facilitating peripheral speciation and complex reversal from narrow endemic to widespread ecological supertramp.

    Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint;Katayo Sagata;Suriani Surbakti;Lars Hendrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Balke
Michael Balke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ignacio Ribera
Ignacio Ribera Spanish National Research Council
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Alfried P. Vogler
Alfried P. Vogler Imperial College London
David T. Bilton
David T. Bilton Plymouth University
Johannes Bergsten
Johannes Bergsten Swedish Museum of Natural History
Xin Zhou
Xin Zhou China Agricultural University
Karen Meusemann
Karen Meusemann University of Freiburg
Elisabeth Haring
Elisabeth Haring Natural History Museum Vienna

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