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ADDRESS EDUCATION M.S. in Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. Degree received: May 2002 (Graduate Advisor: Dr. Diana Pilson). B.S. in Biology (with highest distinction), Department of Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE. Degree received: May 1995. PRINCIPAL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST Systematics, phylogenetics, and ecology of Lucanidae, Ochodaeidae, and other scarabaeoids (Aphodiinae, Cetoniinae, Glaresidae, etc.), and the diversity and distribution of Nebraskan Scarabaeoidea. Broader interests include the evolution of flightlessness, island endemicity, and the fauna of desert regions. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Center for Systematic Entomology, 2006- Present. (Editiorial Board Member). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2022-present. Curator of Entomology, University of Nebraska State Museum. 2008-2022. Collection Manager of Entomology, University of Nebraska State Museum. 2007. Beetle Technician IV, Florida State Collection of Arthropods. 2006-2007. Research Associate, University of Nebraska State Museum. 2002-present. Identification of Nearctic and Neotropical Scarabaeoidea for various institutions, contract and service work. 2002-2006. Curatorial/Research Assistant, Division of Entomology, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska. 2000. Curatorial/Collection Project Researcher, Cedar Point Biological Station, University of Nebraska, Ogallala, Nebraska. 1998-2002. Field Research Assistant, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1995-1996. Research Asssistant, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1994. Research Assistant, Nebraska Behavioral Biology Group, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS PAULSEN, M. J. 2024. Two new species of bumblebee scarabs (Coleoptera: Glaphyridae: Lichnanthe Burmeister) from the central United States; a new discovery in Wyoming resolves a century-old puzzle from the Nebraska Sand Hills. Insecta Mundi 1033: 1–11. Ballerio, Alberto, Frank-Thorsten Krell, Jasmin E. Randrianirina, David C. Hawks, Elizabeth A. Murray, M. J. PAULSEN, Jérôme Sueur, Olivier Montreuil & Andrey V. Frolov. 2023. Rediscovery of the enigmatic Madagascan endemic Belohina inexpectata Paulian, 1958, with notes on its morphology and phylogenetic position (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea: Belohinidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 55(2): 139-160. Steury, B.W. and M.J. PAULSEN. 2022. The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia, USA. The Maryland Entomologist 8(2): 58–79. PAULSEN, M.J. 2021. Ardella magnaemirabilis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Ardellini), a new scarabaeoid species, genus and tribe from the southwestern United States. Insecta Mundi 0903: 1–5. PAULSEN, M.J. 2020. A remarkable new species of Nothochodaeus Nikolajev from Sumatra (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae). Insecta Mundi 0828: 1–5. PAULSEN, M.J. 2019. Three new Madagascan species of Ochodaeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae) Insecta Mundi 0684: 1–14. PAULSEN, M.J. 2019. New species of Ochodaeus Dejean from Madagascar II (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae) Insecta Mundi 0706: 1–10. PAULSEN, M.J. 2018. Generic changes in the stag beetle tribe Aesalini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae) with the description of two new species Insecta Mundi 0666: 1–10. PAULSEN, M.J. 2018. Revision of the obesus species group of the stag beetle genus Nigidius MacLeay (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Figulini) Insecta Mundi 0624: 1–13. PAULSEN, M.J. 2017. Revision of the endemic Madagascan stag beetle genus Ganelius Benesh, and description of a new, related genus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Figulini). Insecta Mundi 0592: 1-16. PAULSEN, M.J. 2017. Correction of existing generic and species concepts in Platyceroidini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) and the description of four new species of Platyceroides Benesh. Zootaxa 4269(3): 346-378. Smith, A.B.T. and M.J PAULSEN. 2017. Two New Species of Podolasia Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) from Coahuila, Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 532-536. Smith, A.B.T. and M.J PAULSEN. 2017. Corrections to the Nomenclature of Three Species of North American Lucanidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 571-577. Smith, A.B.T. and M.J PAULSEN. 2017. Case 3713 — Scarabaeus ferrugineus Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 (currently Bradycinetulus ferrugineus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): proposed conservation of the specific name. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 74:14-16. Huang, H., M.J. PAULSEN, and C.-C. Chen. 2017. Notes on Prosopocoilus inquinatus Westwood, p. 63- 65. In: Huang, H. & Chen, C.-C. (Eds.), Stag Beetles of China III. Formosa Ecological Company, Taiwan, 524 p. PAULSEN, M.J. 2016. Two new species of South American Glaresidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Zootaxa 4154(5): 595-600. Smith, A. B. T. and M. J. PAULSEN. 2015. Ten New Species of Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Cuba. Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (3): 435–452. PAULSEN, M.J. 2015. A new species of Platyceroides Benesh (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Oregon. Insecta Mundi 0430: 1–5. Ratcliffe, B.C., M. L. Jameson, L. Figueroa, R. D. Cave, M. J. PAULSEN, Enio B. Cano, C. Beza-Beza, L. Jimenez-Ferbans, and P. Reyes-Castillo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Scarabaeoidea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 186-207. PAULSEN, M.J., D.C. Hawks. 2014. A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 433: 77–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.433.8022 PAULSEN, M.J. 2014. Correction of the misidentifications and confusion surrounding Ochodaeus grandiceps Fairmaire, 1897 (Coleoptera: Ochodaeidae), and the description of a new species of ochodaeid from Cuba. Insecta Mundi 0369: 1-6. PAULSEN, M.J. 2014. A new species of stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from California. Insecta Mundi 0358: 1-3. PAULSEN, M.J. 2013. A new genus for the Neotropical species of Aesalus Fabricius, with descriptions of eight new species (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae). Insecta Mundi 0325: 1-25. Download PAULSEN, M.J., and F.C. Ocampo. 2012. The Ochodaeidae of Argentina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). ZooKeys 174: 7-30. Download PAULSEN, M.J. 2011. A second species of Lucanobium Howden and Lawrence from South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalini) Insecta Mundi 0171: 1-5. PAULSEN, M.J. 2011. A new species of Parochodaeus Nikolajev from the southwestern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae) Insecta Mundi 0184: 1-6. Download PAULSEN, M.J. 2010. The Stag Beetles of Southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 24: 1-148. Available here. PAULSEN, M.J., and A.B.T. Smith. 2010. Revision of the genus Chiasognathus Stephens of southern South America with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae, Chiasognathini). ZooKeys 43:33-63. Download PAULSEN, M.J. 2010 Stag beetles of the genus Dorcus MacLeay in North America (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). In: Ratcliffe B, Krell F-T (Eds) Current advances in Scarabaeoidea research. ZooKeys 34: 199–207. Download Grossi, P.C., and M.J. PAULSEN. 2009. Generic limits in South American stag beetles: taxa currently misplaced in Sclerostomus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Sclerostomini). Zootaxa 2139: 23-42 M.J. PAULSEN, M.S. Caterino. 2009. The Platycerus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) of California, with the recognition of Platycerus cribripennis Van Dyke as a valid species. Zookeys 8: 89-94 Download M.J. PAULSEN and D. C. Hawks. 2008. Platyceroidini, a new tribe of North American stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae). Insecta Mundi 0058: 1-2. Mondaca E., J., and M.J. PAULSEN. 2008. Revision of the genus Apterodorcus Arrow (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1922: 21-32. Ratcliffe, B.C., and M.J. PAULSEN. 2008. The scarabaeoid beetles of Nebraska. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 22: 1-570. Ocampo, F.C., and M.J. PAULSEN. 2008. Lucanidae. pp. 501-504, In: CLAPS, L.E., G. DEBANDI, and S. ROIG-JUÑENT (Eds.). Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos, vol. 2. Editorial Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, Mendoza. 615 pp. PAULSEN, M.J. 2007. Nomenclatural changes in the Nearctic Ochodaeinae and description of two new genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae). Insecta Mundi 0021: 1-13. PAULSEN, M.J. 2006. A new species and new records of Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from mammal burrows in Nebraska. Insecta Mundi 20(1/2): 95-100. PAULSEN,
M.J. 2006. A new species of Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae: PAULSEN, M.J. and J. Mondaca E. 2006. Revision of the South American Ceratognathini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae) with the description of a new genus and a new species. Zootaxa 1191: 1-19. PAULSEN, M.J. 2005. A revision of the southern South American stag beetles of the genus Sclerostomus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae). Zootaxa. 1060: 1-26. PAULSEN, M.J. and A.D. Smith. 2005. A new species of stag beetle from sand dunes in west Texas, and a synopsis of the genus Nicagus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae: Nicagini). Zootaxa. 1050: 45-60. Mondaca, J. G., and M.J. PAULSEN. 2004. Ceratognathus argentinensis Martínez, nueva registro de Aesalinae (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) para Chile. Revista Chilena Entomologia. 30(2): 21-26. PAULSEN, M.J. and A.B.T. Smith. 2003. Replacement names for the genera Batesiana Erwin (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Metabolus Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Coleopterists Bulletin. 57(3): 254. Snow, A.A., D. Pilson, L.H. Rieseberg, M.J. PAULSEN, N. Pleskac, M.R. Reagon, and D.E. Wolfe. 2003. A Bt transgene reduces herbivory and enhances fecundity in weedy sunflowers. Ecological Applications Vol. 13(2): pp. 279–286. PAULSEN, M.J. 2002. Notes on possible myrmecophily in Stephanucha pilipennis Kraatz (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Coleopterists Bulletin. 56(3): 451-452.
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS Paulsen, M. J. 2010. Annotated Checklist of the New World Lucanidae, version 3.0. Shiraiwa, K. and Paulsen, M.
J. 2003. An
Illustrated checklist of South American Lucanids: Pycnosiphorus. PRESENTATIONS The Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR. November, 2014. Fighting for a meaningful classification of Lucanidae. Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV. November 13, 2011. Fighting for a meaningful classification of Lucanidae. Michigan State University, February, 2010. Invited speaker. New World Lucanidae. RELAS International Meeting, Xalapa, Mexico, October, 2009. Stag Beetle Systematics. Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany. May 2009. Invited speaker. Nebraska Scarabaeoids. Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV. November 16, 2008. Phylogeny and systematics of the Southern South American genus Pycnosiphorus (Lucanidae). Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN. December 10, 2006. Revision of the South American stag beetle genus Pycnosiphorus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), Ph.D. defense. Department of Entomology, August 1, 2006. Inquiline beetles of rodent burrows in Nebraska. Department of Entomology, November 28, 2005. Euphoria redefined? A preliminary phylogeny of the Euphoriina (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Poster presentation. Entomological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT. November 15, 2004. Lucanid classification: history, problems, and prospects. Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH. October 26, 2003. Easier said than done: demonstrating non-target effects of the Bt transgene. Department of Entomology, November 22, 2002 Infrequent interspecific interactions in an herbivorous insect guild: the "resurrection" of competition re-examined. Poster presentation. Entomological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL. November 18, 2002. Interspecific competition and herbivorous insects: The importance of competition in the seed-feeding guild of wild sunflower. Ecological Society of America National Meeting, Tucson, August 5, 2002. The importance of interspecific competition in the seed-feeding insect guild of wild sunflower. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 17, 2002. Interspecific competition in sunflower herbivores II. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, November 2000. Interspecific competition in sunflower herbivores I. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, May 1999. Nebraska beetles. Invited presentation, Elmwood Public Schools, 2nd and 4th grades, September 1999 and 2000. Filtered light affects female mate choice in the three-spine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculateus. Nebraska Academy of Sciences, April 1995. FIELD RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL 2022. South Korea, Field collecting, June-July. GRANTS 2018. Putney-Hagan Fund, Bolivia research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2017. Putney-Hagan Fund, BYU research & ECN National meeting travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2017. Putney-Hagan Fund, Taiwan and Hong Kong research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2016. Putney-Hagan Fund, Dominican Republic research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2015. Putney-Hagan Fund, Taiwan research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2015. Putney-Hagan Fund, ESA National meeting travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2014. Putney-Hagan Fund, Italy/Germany research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2013. Putney-Hagan Fund, UC-Riverside/CASC research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2012. Putney-Hagan Fund, Japan research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2012. Putney-Hagan Fund, UC-Riverside/CASC research travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum 2011. Natural History Museum, London. Invited travel grant, 3 weeks collections research. 2010. Putney-Hagan Fund, ESA National meeting travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum. 2008. Putney-Hagan Fund, ESA National meeting travel support, University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005. Initiative for Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, ESA National meeting travel support. 2004. (with B.C. Ratcliffe). Scarab Beetles of Nebraska, 2nd edition. Nebraska Game and Parks Nebraska Wildlife Grants program. 2004. A survey of scarab beetles from rodent burrows in western Nebraska. UNL Center for Great Plains Studies.2004. A fine-scale biogeographical analysis of central Chile using endemic stag beetles (Lucanidae). University of Nebraska I.E.E.A. 2004. Initiative for Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, ESA National meeting travel support. 2003. Swenk Fund, ESA National meeting travel support, University of Nebraska, Department of Entomology. 2003. Phylogeny and evolution of inquiline behavior in the New World flower beetles (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Euphoriina), University of Nebraska I.E.E.A. 2002. Initiative for Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, ESA National meeting travel support. 2000. Curation, collection, and identification of beetles, Cedar Point Biological Station, University of Nebraska. 2000. Importance of interspecific competition in the sunflower seed-feeding insect guild. Initiative for Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis Research Grant, University of Nebraska. 2000. Myrmecophily in Stephanucha pilipennis Kraatz, University of Nebraska, School of Biological Sciences. 1999. Interspecific competition in the herbivorous insects of wild sunflower, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska.
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