Nature, and thus the study of beetles, is important - fundamentally important - to us, the human species. Unlike the objects and devices we design and construct or the short-lived fads that wax and wane in popularity, nature is timeless. Beetles are not infinitely timeless, since all contemporary forms can be traced back to the, at least hypothetical, mother of all beetles, but they are nearly so. And even though things that are relatively timeless are not necessarily endless, we are far from discovering the end to beetle diversity.

Much remains to be done in surverying and studying the beetles of our planet. Entire families of beetles are currently without a living specialist, and the diversity of many families is such that many more specialists are needed even in some of the most popular and most commonly occuring groups.

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