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Rolf G. Beutel is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Paleontology, and Ecology as subfields.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to fossil insects and contemporary taxonomy and ecological behavior of insects and arachnids. Main research topics include:

  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Selected recent publications by Beutel illustrate their involvement in evolutionary biology, paleontology, and entomology research:

  • "An integrative phylogenomic approach to elucidate the evolutionary history and divergence times of Neuropterida (Insecta: Holometabola)", 2020, BMC Evolutionary Biology
  • "Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding 'Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data': Myanmar amber", 2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • "Beetle elytra: evolution, modifications and biological functions", 2023, Biology Letters
  • "Exceptionally preserved beetles in a Triassic coprolite of putative dinosauriform origin", 2021, Current Biology
  • "Comparative analysis of worker head anatomy of Formica and Brachyponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", 2020, Lirias (KU Leuven)

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Beutel include:

  • Brendon E. Boudinot
  • Adrian Richter
  • Hans Pohl
  • Margarita Yavorskaya
  • Evan P. Economo

Beutel has contributed numerous publications to several specialized venues, indicating an active presence in the scientific community. Key publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Morphology
  • Systematic Entomology
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Arthropod Structure & Development

This profile reflects Rolf G. Beutel's multidisciplinary research focus on insect taxonomy, paleontology, and evolutionary biology, as well as their consistent engagement with collaborative scientific work and publishing within notable academic outlets.

Best Publications

  • Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution

    Bernhard Misof;Shanlin Liu;Karen Meusemann;Ralph S. Peters

  • The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end‐Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution

    Duane D. Mckenna;Duane D. Mckenna;Alexander L. Wild;Alexander L. Wild;Kojun Kanda;Kojun Kanda;Charles L. Bellamy

  • The evolution and genomic basis of beetle diversity.

    Duane D. McKenna;Seunggwan Shin;Dirk Ahrens;Michael Balke

  • Ultrastructure of attachment specializations of hexapods (Arthropoda): evolutionary patterns inferred from a revised ordinal phylogeny

    Rolf G. Beutel;Stanislav N. Gorb

  • Phylogenomics and the evolution of hemipteroid insects.

    Kevin P. Johnson;Christopher H. Dietrich;Frank Friedrich;Rolf G. Beutel

  • Advances in insect phylogeny at the dawn of the postgenomic era.

    Michelle D. Trautwein;Brian M. Wiegmann;Rolf Beutel;Karl M. Kjer

  • Molecular phylogeny of symbiotic dinoflagellates inferred from partial chloroplast large subunit (23S)-rDNA sequences.

    Scott R Santos;Derek J Taylor;Robert A Kinzie;Michio Hidaka

  • Phylogenetic Relationships of the Suborders of Coleoptera (Insecta)

    Rolf G. Beutel;Fabian Haas

  • Insect morphology and phylogeny : a textbook for students of entomology

    Rolf G. Beutel;Frank Friedrich;Xing-Ke Yang;Si-Qin Ge

  • 2. Glossary of Morphological Terms

    John F. Lawrence;Rolf G. Beutel;Richard A. B. Leschen;Adam Ślipinśki

  • Glossary of morphological terms.

    J.F. Lawrence;R.G. Beutel;R. A. B. Leschen;S.A. Ślipiński

  • Structural Design and Biomechanics of Friction-Based Releasable Attachment Devices in Insects

    Stanislav N. Gorb;Rolf G. Beutel;Elena V. Gorb;Yuekan Jiao

  • A revised interpretation of the evolution of attachment structures in Hexapoda with special emphasis on Mantophasmatodea

    Rolf G. Beutel;Stanislav N. Gorb

  • Morphological and molecular evidence converge upon a robust phylogeny of the megadiverse Holometabola

    Rolf G. Beutel;Frank Friedrich;Thomas Hörnschemeyer;Hans Pohl

  • The thoracic morphology of Archostemata and the relationships of the extant suborders of Coleoptera (Hexapoda)

    Frank Friedrich;Brian D. Farrell;Rolf G. Beutel

  • The evolutionary history of holometabolous insects inferred from transcriptome-based phylogeny and comprehensive morphological data

    Ralph S Peters;Karen Meusemann;Malte Petersen;Christoph Mayer

  • Genomic and Morphological Evidence Converge to Resolve the Enigma of Strepsiptera

    Oliver Niehuis;Gerrit Hartig;Sonja Grath;Hans Pohl

  • Evolution of locomotory attachment pads of hexapods

    Gorb Sn;Beutel Rg

  • On the head morphology of Tetraphalerus, the phylogeny of Archostemata and the basal branching events in Coleoptera

    Rolf G. Beutel;Si-qin Ge;Si-qin Ge;Thomas Hörnschemeyer

  • Head structures of Priacma serrata leconte (coleptera, archostemata) inferred from X‐ray tomography

    Thomas Hörnschemeyer;Rolf G. Beutel;Freek Pasop

  • On the head morphology of Grylloblattodea (Insecta) and the systematic position of the order, with a new nomenclature for the head muscles of Dicondylia

    Benjamin Wipfler;Ryuichiro Machida;Bernd Müller;Rolf G. Beutel

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Adephaga (Coleoptera) based on characters of the larval head

    R. G. Beutel

  • 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

  • Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802

    V.V. Grebennikov;Jäch;R.G. Beutel;J.A. Delgado

  • A revised interpretation of attachment structures in Hexapoda with special emphasis on Mantophasmatodea

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Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. B. Leschen
Richard A. B. Leschen Landcare Research
Romano Dallai
Romano Dallai University of Siena
Ignacio Ribera
Ignacio Ribera Spanish National Research Council
Karen Meusemann
Karen Meusemann University of Freiburg
Bernhard Misof
Bernhard Misof Universität Hamburg
Stanislav N. Gorb
Stanislav N. Gorb Kiel University
Oliver Niehuis
Oliver Niehuis University of Freiburg
Xin Zhou
Xin Zhou China Agricultural University
Michael Balke
Michael Balke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Alexandros Stamatakis
Alexandros Stamatakis Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies

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