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	PORTO, D.S., VILHELMSEN, L., MIKÓ, I. & TARASOV, S. 2025. Untangling the Evolutionary Dynamics of the Phenome in Megadiverse Hymenoptera. bioRxiv, pp.2025-01.	Preprint
	LOPES, F., GUNTER, N., GILLETT, C.P., MONTANARO, G., ROSSINI, M., LOSACCO, F., DANIEL, G.M., STRAUBE, N. & TARASOV, S. 2024. From museum drawer to tree: Historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from museum collections. PloS one, 19(12), p.e0309596.	PDF
	MONTANARO, G. & TARASOV, S. 2024. Beyond natural language: an ontology-based description of a new Scarabaeus dung beetle from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae). Biodiversity data journal, 12, p.e134364.	PDF
	MONTANARO, G., BALHOFF, J.P., GIRÓN, J.C., SÖDERHOLM, M. & TARASOV, S. 2024. Computable species descriptions and nanopublications: applying ontology-based technologies to dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, p.e121562.	PDF
	ROSSINI, M., MONTANARO, G., MONTREUIL, O. & TARASOV, S. 2024. Towards computable taxonomic knowledge: Leveraging nanopublications for sharing new synonyms in the Madagascan genus Helictopleurus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, p.e120304.	PDF
	FROLOV, A.V., AKHMETOVA, L.A., VISHNEVSKAYA, M.S., KIRIUKHIN, B.A., MONTREUIL, O., LOPES, F. & TARASOV, S. 2023. Amplicon metagenomics of dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) as a proxy for lemur (Primates, Lemuroidea) studies in Madagascar. ZooKeys, 1181, p.29.	PDF
	GIRÓN JC, BALK M, DAHDUL W, LAPP H, MIKÓ I, ALHAJJAR E, WYND B, TARASOV S, LAWRENCE C, KHAKUREL B, PORTO A, YAN L, E FLUCK I, PORTO D, KEATING J, BOROKINI I, SELTMANN K, MONTANARO G, MABEE P. 2024. Meeting Report for the Phenoscape TraitFest 2023 with Comments on Organising Interdisciplinary Meetings. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 8, p.e115232.	PDF
	TARASOV S., UYEDA J. 2024. The Hidden Model Space of Phylogenetic State-Dependent Diversification Models (SSEs): Congruence, Challenges, and Opportunities. biorxiv.	Preprint
	MONTANARO G., GREBENNIKOV V., ROSSINI M., GRAPPUTO A., RUZZIER E., TARASOV S. 2024. Microallopatric speciation in the relict dung beetle genus Grebennikovius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Eastern Arc Mountains. Insect Systematics and Diversity 8 (2), 2.	PDF
	PORTO D., UYEDA J., MIKO I., TARASOV S. 2024. ontophylo: Reconstructing the evolutionary dynamics of phenomes using new ontology-informed phylogenetic methods. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 15 (2), 290-300.	PDF
	PORTO D., TARASOV S., CHARPENTIER C., LAPP H., BALHOFF J., VISION T., DAHDUL W., MABEE P., UYEDA J. 2023. rphenoscate: An R package for semantic-aware evolutionary analyses of anatomical traits. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14 (10), 2531-2540.	PDF
	GUSTAFSON, G., GLYNN, R., SHORT, A., TARASOV, S., & GUNTER, N. 2023. To design or not to design? Comparison of beetle ultraconserved element probe set utility based on phylogenetic distance, breadth, and method of probe design. Insect Systematics and Diversity, 7 (4), 4.	PDF
	LOPES, F., ROSSINI, M., LOSACCO, F., MONTANARO, G., GUNTER, N., & TARASOV, S. 2023. Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, p.1132729.	PDF
	TELLO F., VERDÚ J. R., ROSSINI M., & ZUNINO M. 2021. Onthophagus pilauco sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): evidence of beetle extinction in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition in Chilean Northern Patagonia. ZooKeys, 1043: 133–145.	PDF
	CHAMORRO W., LOPERA-TORO A., & ROSSINI M. 2021. A new species and distribution records of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Colombia. Zootaxa, 4942(2): 193–206.	PDF
	ROSSINI M. 2021. Additional mislabeling in African Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): the case of Onthophagus viviensis and Onthophagus laevatus. Zootaxa, 5032(2), 262–274.	PDF
	TELLO F., ROSSINI M., PINO M., & VERDÚ J. R. 2021. Nuevos registros fósiles de Onthophagus pilauco Tello, Verdú, Rossini y Zunino, 2021 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), revelan un patrón morfológico único entre los Onthophagus americanos. Revista chilena de entomología, 47(4): 935–949.	PDF
	JIMÉNEZ-MEJÍAS, P., MANZANO, S., GOWDA, V., KRELL, F.-T., LIN, M.-Y., MARTÍN-BRAVO, S., MARTÍN-TORRIJOS, L., NIETO FELINER, G., MOSYAKIN, S. L., NACZI, R. F. C., ACEDO, C., ÁLVAREZ, I., CRISCI, J. V., LUCEÑO GARCÉS, M., MANNING, J., MORENO SAIZ, J. C., MUASYA, A. M., RIINA, R., SÁNCHEZ MESEGUER, A. & SÁNCHEZ-MATA, D., + 1543 additional coauthors incl., TARASOV S., 2024. Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal. BioScience, 74 (7).	PDF
	ROSSINI M., GREBENNIKOV V., MERRIEN T., MIRALDO A., VILJANEN H. & TARASOV S. 2022. Paleogene forest fragmentation and out-of-Africa dispersal explain radiation of the Paleotropical dung beetle tribe Epactoidini trib. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae). Systematic Entomology 47: 655-667	PDF
	GIRÓN J.C., TARASOV S., GONZÁLEZ MONTAÑA L.A., MATENTZOGLU N., SMITH A.D., KOCH M., BOUDINOT B.E., BOUCHARD P., BURKS R., VOGT L., YODER M., OSUMI-SUTHERLAND D., FRIEDRICH F., BEUTEL R., MIKÓ I. 2023. Formalizing Invertebrate Morphological Data: A Descriptive Model for Cuticle-Based Skeleto-Muscular Systems, an Ontology for Insect Anatomy, and their Potential Applications in Biodiversity Research and Informatics. Systematic Biology, 72 (5), 1084-1100.	PDF
	MIKÓ I., MASNER L., ULMER J., RAYMOND M., HOBBIE J., TARASOV S., MARGARÍA C., SELTMANN K., TALAMAS E. 2021. A semantically enriched taxonomic revision of Gryonoides Dodd, 1920 (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), with a review of the hosts of Teleasinae. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 523-573.	PDF
	ROSSINI M., VAZ-DE-MELLO F., MONTREUIL O., PORCH N., & TARASOV S. 2021. Extinct before discovered? Epactoides giganteus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae), the first native dung beetle to Réunion island. ZooKeys 1061: 75-86.	PDF
35	TARASOV S. 2023. New phylogenetic Markov models for inapplicable morphological characters. Systematic Biology: 72, 3, p. 681–693.	PDF
34	ROSSINI M., MONTREUIL O., GREBENNIKOV V., & TARASOV S. 2021. Genome sequencing reveals extraordinary cephalic horns in the Madagascan dung beetle genus Helictopleurus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae): insight from a revision of fungicola species group. ZooKeys, 1033, 63.	PDF
book	ALEXEEV S.K. AND TARASOV S. 2006. Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 In: The Red book of Kaluga province. Zolotaya Alleya. pp. 294-301. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., UYEDA J. 2020. Causal modeling refutes Hockett's hypothesis that bite configuration affects human sound evolution. Biorxiv, (published as eLetter in Science, click here)	Preprint
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., MIKO I., YODER M. 2021. ontoFAST: An R package for interactive and semi-automatic annotation of characters with biological ontologies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution . GitHub: https://github.com/sergeitarasov/ontoFAST	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., MIKO I., YODER M., UYEDA J. 2019. Exploring and Reconstructing Ancestral Anatomies using Ontology-Informed Approaches. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37038	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., MIKO I., YODER M., UYEDA J. 2019. PARAMO: A Pipeline for Reconstructing Ancestral Anatomies Using Ontologies and Stochastic Mapping. Insect Systematics and Biodiversity, 3 (6).	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2019. The invariant nature of a morphological character and character state: insights from gene regulatory networks. Systematic Biology, syz050	PDF
Write a catchy title...	LACKNER T., TARASOV S. 2019. Female genitalia are moderately informative for phylogenetic inference and not concerted with male genitalia in Saprininae beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Systematic Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/syen.12346	PDF
Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2019. Integration of anatomy ontologies and evo-devo using structured Markov models suggests a new framework for modeling discrete phenotypic traits. Systematic Biology, syz005, https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syz005	PDF
Write a catchy title...	BREESCHOTEN T., DOORENWEERD C., TARASOV S., VOGLER A. 2019. Incorporating older literature into genomic studies: a response to Zunino & Halffter. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.01.010	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2018. Two new synonyms in the dung beetle genus Parachorius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from the Oriental Region. Zootaxa, 4462 (1): 139–140.	PDF
Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2017. A cybertaxonomic revision of the new dung beetle tribe Parachoriini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and its phylogenetic assessment using molecular and morphological data. Zootaxa, 4329 (2): 101–149. (click here to access the interactive key)	PDF
Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., DIMITROV D. 2016. Multigene Phylogenetic Analysis redefines Dung Beetle Relationships and Classification (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16:257. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0822-x	PDF
Write a catchy title...	BREESCHOTEN T., DOORENWEERD C., TARASOV S., VOGLER A. 2016. Phylogenetics and biogeography of the dung beetle genus Onthophagus inferred from mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 105 (2016): 86-95.	PDF
This is Your First Item	TARASOV S., VAZ-DE-MELLO F., KRELL F., DIMITROV D. 2016. A Review and Phylogeny of Scarabaeine Dung Beetle Fossils (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with Description of Two Canthochilum Species from the Dominican Amber. PeerJ 4:e1988	PDF
This is Your Second Item	TARASOV S., GENIER F. 2015. Innovative Bayesian and Parsimony Phylogeny of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) Enhanced by Ontology-Based Partitioning of Morphological Characters. PLoS ONE, 10(3): e0116671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116671.	PDF
This is Your Third Item	TARASOV S. 2013. What one change would most improve work-life balance for scientists? Science, 342 (6154), online version (Letters: NextGen voices), http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/36/suppl/DC1	Link
Write a catchy title...	SOLODOVNIKOV A., YUE Y., TARASOV S., AND REN D. 2013. Extinct and extant rove beetles meet in the matrix: Early Cretaceous fossils shed light on the evolution of a hyperdiverse insect lineage (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Cladistics, 29, 360-403.	PDF
Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TAGLIAFERRI F., MORETTO PH., AND TARASOV S. 2012. Essay on the systematics and phylogeny of the Afrotropical Onthophagus Latreille, 1802, belonging to d’Orbigny’s seventh group. Description of a new subgenus and three new species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Onthophagini). Catharsius La Revue, 6, 1-31 (in French)	PDF
Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., KEITH D. 2011. Parachorius semsanganus sp. n. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from Laos and its significance in the phylogeny of Oriental Deltochilini. Zookeys, 11, 51-57.	PDF
Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S., SOLODOVNIKOV A. 2011. Phylogenetic analyses reveal reliable morphological markers to classify mega-diversity in Onthophagini dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Cladistics, 27, 1–39	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2010. Seven new synonyms within the genus Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Oriental Region. Zootaxa, 2566, 45–48	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. KRIKKEN J. AND HUIJBREGTS J. 2010. The Indochinese members of Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) aurifex species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2490, 63–68	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. AND KABAKOV O.N. 2010. Two new species of Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Indochina, with a discussion of some problems with the classification of Serrophorus and similar subgenera. Zootaxa, 2344, 17–28.	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. AND STEINER H. 2009. The cave fauna of Laos. The Bulletin of Kaluga University. 1, 16-23. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2008. A revision of Aphodius Illiger, 1798 subgenus Amidorus Mulsant et Rey, 1870 with description of the new subgenus Chittius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Russian Entomological Journal. 17(2): 177-192	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	BAKANOV M.YU. AND TARASOV S. 2008. A simple method of genital vials preparation. Euroasian Entomological Journal. 7(3): 279-280. (in Russian)	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2007. The role of coprophagous scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the ecosystems: a case study of Kaluga region. 9th International Conference – Internas, Theses. 9: 175-178.	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	ALEXEEV S.K. AND TARASOV S. 2006. Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected by the expedition of KSNR to Java, Indonesia. The Subfamilies: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae. The Bulletin of Kaluga Society for Nature Research. 7: 170-172. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2005. On the taxonomic status of Onthophagus unxovi Bogachev, 1930 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Eurasian Entomological Journal. 3: 157. (in Russian)	PDF
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2005. The pastoral and recreation influence on scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). 9-aya mezhdunarodnaya shkola-konferenzia molodyh uchenyh biologia nauka XXI veka, Puschino. 206. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	ALEXEEV S.K. AND TARASOV S. 2005. Coprophagous scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidae) of south-east part of Kaluga province. Kozel’skie kraevedchiskie chteniya. 5-6: 223-224. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	ALEXEEV S.K. AND TARASOV S. 2005. Rare species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidae) of south-east part of Kaluga province. Kozelskie kraevedchiskie chteniya. 5-6: 212-216. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	TARASOV S. 2004. The scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidae) of Lower Volga. Molodost’-nauke, Materialy oblastnoi nauchno-prakticheskoi konferenzii pamiati A.L. Chizhevskogo. 3: 120-123. (in Russian)	On request
Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Copy Of -Write a catchy title...	ALEXEEV S.K. AND TARASOV S. 2003. First records of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of “Kaluzhskie zaseki” Natural Reserve and adjacent lands. Trudy zapovednika “Kaluzhskie zaseki” 1: 104-107. (in Russian)	On request