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.