Aquatic and terrestrial insects: molecular and classic ecology, morphology and biodiversity

• Phylogeography of Dytiscidae (S. Kehl)
• Phylogeography of african grasshoppers (C. Hemp)
• Morphology, taxonomy and ecology of hydradephagan beetles and their developmental stages (K. Dettner, S. Kehl, A. Kleinhenz, A. Zigan)
• faunistical studies (e. g. waterbeetles, caddisflies) in diffrent habitats of southern Germany (northeastern Bavaria, Black forest) mediterranean region (K. Dettner, S. Kehl)