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Olivia M. Gearner

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2016
Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyColeoptera: Cerambycidae studiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Publications

19

Citations

63

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Olivia M. Gearner studies beetle taxonomy, focusing on describing and classifying groups such as tok-tokkie beetles (Tenebrionidae), spider beetles (Ptinidae), and related Coleoptera families. This work involves discovering and naming new species and genera, examining evolutionary relationships (phylogeny), and documenting species distributions, including unusual ecological associations like a spider beetle linked to weaver ants. Students working in this area would likely engage with insect classification, museum specimen work, and evolutionary analysis of beetle groups.

Beetle (Coleoptera) taxonomy and classificationSpider beetles (Ptinidae) systematicsTenebrionidae (tok-tokkie beetle) phylogeny and species descriptionNew species and genus discoveryInsect-species ecological associations

Publication output has been irregular over the last decade, with no output in some years, a peak in 2021, and a recent cluster of entries appearing in 2026, suggesting activity in bursts rather than a steady year-to-year cadence.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications2324252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Catalogue of Life×4
  • Insect Systematics and Diversity×2
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility×2
  • Cladistics×1
  • Journal of Insect Science×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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