From museum drawer to tree: Historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from museum collections. by Fernando Lopes, Nicole Gunter, Conrad P D T Gillett, Giulio Montanaro, Michele Rossini, Federica Losacco, Gimo M Daniel, Nicolas Straube, Sergei Tarasov

“…We successfully tested our approach by sequencing DNA from scarab dung beetles preserved in both wet and dry collections, including unique primary type and rare historical specimens from internationally important natural history museums in London, Paris and Helsinki. The focal specimens comprised of enigmatic dung beetle genera (Nesosisyphus, Onychothecus and Helictopleurus) and varied in age and preservation. …”
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