Curr Biol. 1998 Nov; 8(23): R843-5.

Species richness: does flower power explain beetle-mania?

Barraclough TG, Barclay MV, Vogler AP.

Department of Biology and NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK.

The huge species richness of beetles has been attributed to their colonisation of flowering plants, but a vegetarian diet may not be the sole secret of the beetles' success.