[HTML][HTML] The taxonomic revolution of New World dung beetles (coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

M Cupello, FAB Silva, FZ Vaz-de-Mello - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Paleogene forest fragmentation and out‐of‐Africa dispersal explain radiation of the Paleotropical dung beetle tribe Epactoidini trib. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)

M Rossini, V Grebennikov, T Merrien… - Systematic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Paleotropical clades with largely disjunct distributions are ideal models for biogeographic
reconstructions. The dung beetle genera Grebennikovius Mlambo, Scholtz & Deschodt …

The evolution of Bolbites onitoides (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Phanaeini): its phylogenetic significance, geographical polychromatism and the subspecies problem

M Cupello, CS Ribeiro-Costa… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The distribution of the iridescent dung beetle Bolbites onitoides can be divided, based on
dorsal colouration, into a blue western-half and a red eastern-half. This has raised the …

Dung beetles from the Atlantic Forest North of the São Francisco river: An overview of a fragile fauna

L Iannuzzi, CN Liberal, AB Reis, JP Nunes… - Animal Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomics reveals that dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on reptile dung. Did they also feed on that of dinosaurs?

F Lopes, M Rossini, F Losacco, G Montanaro… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The origin of the dung-feeding habits in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) is
debatable. According to traditional views, the evolution of dung beetles (Coleoptera …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the Neotropical dung beetle subgenus Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) Lane, 1946 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae …

A Gonzalez-Alvarado, FZ Vaz-de-Mello - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822 is perhaps the most speciose genus of the tribe Deltochilini
sensu Tarasov & Dimitrov (2016)(Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and has been traditionally …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic analyses of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) provide new insights into the Mexican Transition Zone theory

V Moctezuma, AE DE LOS MONTEROS, G Halffter - Zootaxa, 2024 - mapress.com
Being areas of biotic overlap located between biogeographic regions, transition zones
function as natural laboratories. The present study explores the phylogenetic history of the …

Not everything is what it seems: the study of type specimens of Cryptogenius Westwood, 1842 species (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae: Anaidinae) reveals a new species …

V Costa-Silva, FZ Vaz-de-Mello - Journal of Natural History, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Cryptogenius is provided. Based
on literature data and the examination of 33 specimens, including the name-bearing types of …

[PDF][PDF] Taxonomic revision of the genus Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)

FAB Silva, ABM Ferreira, F Genier - Zootaxa, 2022 - researchgate.net
Abstract Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)
is revised and consists of two valid species, both endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest …

[HTML][HTML] Nuevos registros fósiles de Onthophagus pilauco Tello, Verdú, Rossini y Zunino, 2021 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), revelan un patrón …

F Tello, M Rossini, M Pino, JR Verdú - Revista chilena de …, 2021 - SciELO Chile
Se describen e ilustran nuevos hallazgos de restos fósiles de uno de los escarabajos
estercoleros de Pilauco, Onthophagus pilauco Tello, Verdú, Rossini y Zunino, 2021 …