Mary Liz Jameson
Dr. Mary Liz Jameson is Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. She joined Wichita State in 2008.
Mary Liz Jameson is an evolutionary biologist. She is interested in patterns and processes of evolution, phylogenetic relationships, patterns of diversity, speciation, and sexual selection. Her area of specialization is the systematics, phylogeny, biodiversity, and biogeography of the Coleoptera, specifically the "megadiverse" superfamily Scarabaeoidea that includes over 35,000 described species. Her phylogenetics research integrates molecular methods, conservation, pollination ecology, and morphological methods. She also conducts faunistic research on scarab beetles (nationally and internationally), ecological research on dung beetles and carrion beetles, and conservation research on the endangered American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus).
See more information on Dr. Jameson research and teaching at her website at the WSU Department of Biological Sciences and at her webpage in the World Directory of SCARAB workers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum -- Division of Entomology.
In the picture :Mary Liz Jameson setting pitfall traps at Cabañas San Isidro, Ecuador, July 1998. Photo by Brett Ratcliffe.
Recent Submissions
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New species and illustrated key of Macraspis (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) from the Amazon biome of Brazil
(Pensoft Publishers, 2022-10-17)The phytophagous scarab genus Macraspis MacLeay (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) is reviewed from the Brazilian Amazon region. Three new species are described and illustrated from the states of Amazonas, Pará, and ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: effects on avian abundance and diversity
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2021-11-07)The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a primary tool for restoring grassland in the United States, in part as wildlife habitat, which has benefited declining grassland bird populations. Among potential mid‐contract ... -
Cattle grazing in CRP grasslands during the nesting season: Effects on avian reproduction
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021-08-28)Bird populations in grasslands have experienced declines coinciding with loss and fragmentation of prairies. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‐administered Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the most ... -
Heads or tails? Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) attraction to carrion
(Entomological Society of America, 2021-03-05)Necrophilous insects occupy an ecologically interesting niche because carrion is a highly desirable but ephemeral food source. Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) within temperate regions ... -
Ganganomala Saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and species of Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from Bangladesh and Nepal, with a revised circumscription of the tribe
(Coleopterists Society, 2018-12-28)Ganganomala saltini Ratcliffe, Jameson, and Zorn, a new genus and new species of Anomalini (subtribe Anomalina), is described fromBangladesh and Nepal. To place the new genus within the context of the tribe and subtribe, ... -
Hierarchy theory reveals multiscale predictors of Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini) abundance in a Great Plains riverscape
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-01-14)Landscape ecology and its emphasis on relationships between spatial heterogeneity, scale, and ecological processes can be applied to manage stream ecosystems as riverscapes. Hierarchy theory, a central tenet of riverscape ... -
A new cryptic species and review of the east-Andean leaf chafer genus Mesomerodon Ohaus, 1905 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-04-26)The Neotropical scarab beetle genus Mesomerodon Ohaus (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) is distributed in the western (lowland) Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. Based on our research, the genus includes three ... -
Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-04-06)The pelidnotine scarabs (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) are a speciose, paraphyletic assemblage of beetles that includes spectacular metallic species ("jewel scarabs") as well as species that are ecologically important ... -
Phylogeny of the genus Yumtaax Boucher (Coleoptera, Passalidae, Proculini): taxonomic and evolutionary implications with descriptions of three new species
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-04-10)Yumtaax Boucher (Coleoptera: Passalidae) is an endemic genus from the temperate sierras of Mexico and includes six narrowly distributed species. Yumtaax species have been assigned to several genera of Passalidae throughout ... -
Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: a survey of the families. Scarabaeoidea
(Kansas Entomological Society, 2015-04)The 1042 species of Scarabaeoidea known to occur in Peru are listed with their taxonomic placement in families, subfamilies, and tribes. -
Molecules, morphology and Mimeoma scarabs: evolutionary and taxonomic implications for a palm-associated scarab group
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-10)Cyclocephaline scarabs, the second largest tribe of rhinoceros beetles, are important pollinators of early-diverging angiosperm families in the tropics. The evolutionary history of cyclocephaline genera is poorly resolved ... -
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-10)Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant ... -
First record of the Leaf Chafer Beetle Leucothyreus suturalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) inhabiting termite nests, with notes on its life history
(Oxford University Press, 2015-01)We provide the first record of the leaf chafer beetle Leucothyreus suturalis Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) associated with nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) and Silvestritermes holmgreni (Snyder) ... -
Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in the pelidnotine scarabs (coleoptera: scarabaeidae: rutelinae: rutelini)
(Coleopterists Soc, 2013-09)The taxonomy and nomenclature of several species-group names for the pelidnotine scarabs (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) are clarified. Two replacement names are proposed for homonyms in the genus Pelidnota MacLeay: ... -
Floral associations of cyclocephaline scarab beetles
(University of Wisconsin Libraries, 2013-10-01)The scarab beetle tribe Cyclocephalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) is the second largest tribe of rhinoceros beetles, with nearly 500 described species. This diverse group is most closely associated with early ... -
Aroid scarabs in the genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): key to species and new distributional data
(ZooKeys, 2013)The southeast Asian scarab beetle genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini) is reviewed. New country records for Peltonotus morio Burmeister (Myanmar and Vietnam), P. nasutus Arrow (southern ... -
Synopsis of the Argentinian scarab genus Pseudogeniates Ohaus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae)
(PENSOFT PUBL, 2012-11-13)The scarab beetle genus Pseudogeniates Ohaus (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) is endemic to Argentina. The genus includes three species: P cordobaensis Soula, P intermedius Ohaus, and P richterianus Ohaus. We characterize ... -
Control of Chinese rose beetle through the use of solar-powered nighttime illumination
(John Wiley and Sons, 2011-09-08)Chinese rose beetle, Adoretus sinicus (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Adoretini), found in Asia and the Pacific Islands, was first reported in Hawaii (USA) in 1891. Adults feed at night on leaves of a wide range ... -
Distinguishing male and female Chinese rose beetles, Adoretus sinicus, with an overview of Adoretus species of biosecurity concern
(2011-05-20)The Chinese rose beetle, Adoretus sinicus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Adoretini), is a broadly polyphagous scarab beetle that is economically important and causes damage to a wide variety of host plants ... -
Diversity of Coprophagous Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in Grazed Versus Ungrazed Sandhills Prairie in Western Nebraska
(1989)Baited pitfall traps were used to compare the dung-feeding Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) of a grazed versus ungrazed sandhills prairie in western Nebraska. Traps yielded 14,832 coprophagous Scarabacidac over a 4-week sampling ...
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