After almost two decades of stagnation, the taxonomy of the New World Scarabaeinae dung
beetles has since 1988 been going through a period of great effervescence. In the last 35 …

Although extensively studied by different authors over the past 150 years, the taxonomy of
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 and allied genera (which are here informally referred to as …

The subfamily Scarabaeinae has been traditionally divided into tribes on the basis of
morphological similarity between groups of genera or, even, dissimilarity shown by a single …

Two new species of Canthidium Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
from Mexico are described: Canthidium nebularum Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta, and …

Background The Amazon Forest is one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and yet its
protected areas are understudied concerning insects and other invertebrates. These …

Dung beetles perform essential ecological functions (eg nutrient cycling, secondary seed
dispersal and parasite control) and are excellent indicators of ecosystem quality. However …

The gigas species group of the subgenus Canthidium (Neocanthidium) is defined and
described. This species group is composed of three described species [C. gigas Balthasar …

Dung beetles are sensitive to environmental quality, therefore being excellent bioindicators
and are being used to assess the effects of habitat transformation. These beetles are …

Dung beetles present a high specificity degree to certain habitat types and they are widely
used as bioindicators of environmental changes. Pitfall traps usually baited with human …

A new species of the genus Canthidium Erichson from the Los Chimalapas region of
Oaxaca, Mexico is described and illustrated. Canthidium kohlmanni Mora-Aguilar and …