The first complete mitochondrial genome of a Lethrus species (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae) with phylogenetic implications [PDF]
ZooKeysThe flightless beetle genus Lethrus Scopoli, 1777 (Geotrupidae, Scarabaeoidea) has a large distribution area throughout Eurasia and is characterized by many species, especially in Middle Asia. Despite this diversity and the potential importance as models
Réka Zsófia Bubán +5 more
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Comparative Mitogenomics and Phylogeny of Geotrupidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): Insights from Two New Mitogenomes of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Dung Beetles [PDF]
BiologyThe dung beetle family Geotrupidae (Scarabaeoidea) plays a vital ecological role in nutrient cycling and soil health, yet the scarcity of complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) data has hindered phylogenetic and comparative studies within this family.
Huan Wang +5 more
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The Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea), and Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) fauna of Honduras: Taxonomy and distribution [PDF]
ZooKeysA biodiversity and distribution analysis of the beetle families Bolboceratidae and Geotrupidae, and the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae) of Honduras is presented for the first time.
José D. Rivera-Duarte +5 more
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The first complete mitogenome of skin beetles Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) with the phylogenetic implications [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The first complete mitogenome of Trogidae, Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) is sequenced using the next generation sequencing. The genomic structure is a circular molecule with 18682 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer ...
Hao Yu +3 more
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Forest habitat parameters influence abundance and diversity of cadaver-visiting dung beetles in Central Europe [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Dung beetles provide crucial ecosystem services and serve as model organisms for various behavioural, ecological and evolutionary studies. However, dung beetles have received little attention as consumers of large cadavers.
Christian von Hoermann +4 more
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A systematic review of the genus Bolbelasmus Boucomont (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae) from Indochina and surrounding areas [PDF]
ZooKeysIndochinese species of the genus Bolbelasmus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae) are reviewed. Three new species, Bolbelasmus chifengi Wang & Li, sp. nov., Bolbelasmus concavisuturalis Li & Wang, sp. nov. and Bolbelasmus yutangi Li &
Chun-Lin Li, Chuan-Chan Wang
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The genome sequence of a dung beetle, Geotrupes spiniger (Marsham, 1802) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from an individual male specimen of the dung beetle, Geotrupes spiniger (Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Geotrupidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 580.60 megabases.
František Sládeček, Owen T. Lewis
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Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2021 Background The lack of an understanding about the genomic architecture underpinning parental behaviour in subsocial insects displaying simple parental behaviours prevents the development of a full understanding about the evolutionary origin of sociality.
Nikoletta A. Nagy +6 more
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Macroecology of Dung Beetles in Italy [PDF]
InsectsThe Italian fauna includes about 170 species/subspecies of dung beetles, being one of the richest in Europe. We used data on dung beetle distribution in the Italian regions to investigate some macroecological patterns.
Simone Fattorini +3 more
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New Data on the Occurrence of Scarabaeoid Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Montenegro
Insects, 2022 The Montenegrin fauna of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea is not satisfactorily studied. This is evidenced by the small number of species from this superfamily reported from Montenegro, despite the richness of the country’s habitats, especially high ...
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