In a new article in The Coleopterists Bulletin, I explore the origin of the English common name “rove beetles.” Tracing the name back to the 18th-century hinting a possible connection to the Danish common name “rovbiller” directly translating to predatory beetles. bioone.org/journals/the...?

We'd like to welcome @aslakkh.bsky.social as our newest subject editor - he'll be sharing with us his expertise on rove beetle taxonomy, diversity, and conservation! zookeys.pensoft.net/news/829

I’m used to strange Coleoptera and Hymenoptera, but Diptera are often more conformative, except this one. Queensland, Australia.

Pinky and the Brain… Australian wasps always surprise.

New paper with Adam Brunke on a phylogenomic analysis of Xanthopygina rove beetles with description of a new genus resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Så er vores beskrivelser af rovbilleslægten Philonthus både på Arter og Billebanken. Den anden har desuden tilhørende nøgle, som også udkommer samlet i næste nummer af Entomologiske Meddelelser. arter.dk/taxa/taxon/d... danbiller.dk/key/genus/Ph...

Ever since Twitter changed I havn't been active much, but I hope to change that here. Here are some nice shots from my latest trip to magical New Zealand. Currently working on the fauna there, which should lead to an exciting publication. More to come!