Rafał Ruta

My research are focused on taxonomy of Scirtidae (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea). 

My current projects include:

- revision of Afrotropical Scirtidae, with special emphasis on fauna of South Africa and Madagascar;

- studies of Austral Scirtidae; especially faunas of New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Chile; 

- cataloging Scirtidae described by Maurice Pic;

- paleoentomology of Scirtidae;

- phylogeny of Scirtidae, based on morphological and molecular characters.