A Faunal Review of Aleocharine Beetles in the Rapidly Changing Arctic and Subarctic Regions of North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Introduction.- Historical review of research on Arctic and Subarctic Aleocharinae.- Material and methods.- Impact of climate change on northern fauna and flora.- Aleocharinae as indicators of change.- Faunal analysis and discussion.- Key to tribes occurring in Arctic and Subarctic zones.- Tribe Gymnusini Heer, 1839.- Tribe Aleocharini Fleming, 1821.- Tribe Oxypodini C.G. Thomson, 1859.- Tribe Tachyusini C.G. Thomson, 1859.- Tribe Hypocyphtini Laporte, 1835.- Tribe Myllaenini Ganglbauer, 1895.- Tribe Liparocephalini Fenyes, 1918.- Tribe Homalotini Heer, 1839.- Tribe Placusini Mulsant and Rey, 1871.- Tribe Athetini Casey, 1910.- Tribe Falagriini Mulsant and Rey, 1873.

Jan Klimaszewski is a research scientist at the Laurentian Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Quebec City. He graduated from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, and held research positions at: Lyman Entomological Museum, McGill University, Quebec, Canada; Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa; National Insect Collection, Auckland, New Zealand; and BC Research, Vancouver, Canada. His research deals with taxonomy and ecology of Coleoptera, and particularly the speciose family Staphylinidae (Aleocharinae). Many species of this beetle family are sensitive indicators of forest change and are useful in environment impact studies. He has fruitful collaboration with research scientists all over the world. His research also deals with adventive species of Coleoptera in Canada and USA. He published over 170 scientific articles and over 12 books.

Adam Brunke is a research scientist at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada). He has conducted research at the University of Guelph (Canada), University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and the Natural History Museum of Vienna (Austria). His research focuses on the phylogeny, taxonomy, classification and biogeography of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) using both morphological and molecular evidence. Fieldwork has taken him to Costa Rica, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bolivia and the southern and western United States. He has published over 30 articles on rove beetles, described over 50 new species and published a higher-level reclassification of subfamily Staphylininae.

Derek S. Sikes is Alaska's first curator of Insects for the University of Alaska Museum and Professor of Entomology in the Department of Biology and Wildlife at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Derek Sikes has spent the last 13 years exploring Alaska, working to improve the Alaskan state insect collection, teaching systematics and entomology to University of Alaska

"I am in awe of the efforts put forward by the authors of this volume. ... This book is an excellent addition to the library of anyone interested in the effects of climate change on Arctic and Subarctic insects." (Stylianos Chatzimanolis, The Coleopterists Bulletin, Vol. 76 (4), 2022)