Actual Research

1.0 Coleopterology

1.1 Taxonomy, systematics & phylogeny, and biology of the beetle family Dasytidae (also known as subfamily Dasytinae of Melyridae) of the world.

 

In collaboration with my colleagues in the field: Dr. Robert Constantin (Saint-Lo, France) and Dr. Gianfranco Liberti (Uboldo, Italy). I'm a free collaborateur of the International Research Institute for Entomology at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.

1.1.1   Taxonomic revision of the Danaceinae (Arthracanthus, Halyles, etc.) of New Zealand.

1.1.2   Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic genera allied to Vectura.

1.1.3   Revision of the Holoarctic taxa allied to Apovates, Bilyella and Hoppingiana.

1.1.4   Revision of the genus Jelinekius.

1.1.5   Contribution to the knowledge of Amauronioidini and Danecaeomimini.

1.1.6   Contribution to the knowledge of Aplocnemus and Dasytes.

1.2 Homologisation of the male genital sclerites of cucujiform beetles.

 

In collaboration with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Aspöck (Vienna).

1.2.1   Acanthocnemidae.

1.2.2   Melyridae: Dasytinae: vestigiophallic danaceine genera.

2.0 Theoretical & Evolutionary Biology

2.1 Thinking about the conceptual relationship of ontogeny, phylogeny, and classification, in search of a transformational approach towards this matter, with an emphasis on the concepts of latent homology and underlying synapomorphy.

 

2.2 Thinking about structural organization of the biological species, group selection and species origination.

3.0 Middleage Archeology

3.1 Prospection and documentation of deserted settlements in the county of Baden near Vienna.

 

In collaboration with Prof. Dr. Kurt Bors (Vienna).

3.1.1   Sub Lapide (AMA # 1718.2 ).

3.1.2   Wart (AMA # 154.2 ) and Winthage (AMA # 2074.1; HONB # W 365 ).

3.1.3   Fuchsreith (AMA # 454.3 ).

4.0 Speleology

4.1 Speleogenesis and paleo-landscape of the Wiener-wald, with emphasis to the surroundings of Baden near Vienna.

 

4.2 Contribution (Corrections, Additions) to the cave register of Austria Inferior.

 

4.2 Summary of interesting mycological observations in caves.

 

5.0 Cultural Studies

5.1 Was there a cultural change (behavorial, musicological) in the marginal culture of FreeTekno?

 

5.2 What is "Integrative Discordianism" and contribution to fnordology.