An important topic of this webpage is the is the diversity
of beetles. The Neotropics are generally recognized as the region
that contains the greatest overall level of terrestrial biodiversity.
If biological diversity is the variety of life in all its manifestations,
insects indisputably represent the main part of this.
And among them, the Coleoptera show the most remarkable
capacity of adaptation, with an extraordinary diversity and still
many species waiting to be discovered.
Unfortunately, up to now, human activities have tended
inexorably to disturb and destroy natural habitats, causing many
species to disappear.
The Web-Page of Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay , documents
the deforestation of tropical rain- forest, Pictures of
Deforestation in Indonesia show the Slash-and-burn agri- culture
in the Borneo jungle.
Nowadays, it has become vital to maintain
a sustainable situation to conserve this heritage and looked at
from that point of view, the knowledge of living organisms is
clearly a priority.