The evolution of food preferences in Coccinellidae

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Scale insects, mealybugs, whiteflies and psyllids (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha) as prey of ladybirds (2009, background): “The helpful food list of Klausnitzer and Klausnitzer (1997) for central-European Coccinellidae gives examples of prey consumed by ladybirds in the field under authors’ observations (for a world perspective, see Giorgi et al., 2009).”
Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia) (2015, background): “One aspect of coccinellid evolutionary history that is borne out in previous molecular studies (e.g. Giorgi et al., 2009; Seago et al., 2011) and corroborated here is the tempo and pattern of coccinellid diversification.”
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end‐Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution (2015, background): “All higher relationships between the coccinellids are poorly supported, a recurring pattern for phylogenetic studies of the family (e.g. Giorgi et al., 2009; Magro et al., 2010; Seago et al., 2011).”
Assessing the trophic ecology of the Coccinellidae: Their roles as predators and as prey (2009, background): “The Coccinellidae are a ubiquitous and highly diversified beetle group (Giorgi et al., 2009).”