Identification and evaluation of semiochemicals for the biological control of the beetle Omorgus suberosus (F.) (Coleoptera: Trogidae), a facultative predator of eggs of the sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The beetle Omorgus suberosus (F.) is a facultative predator of eggs of the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz). Laboratory and field investigations were conducted in order to characterize volatile attractants of O.
Vieyle Cortez, José R Verdú
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An illustrated catalogue of South American species of Omorgus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera, Trogidae, Omorginae) including a neotype designation and taxonomical changes [PDF]
Contributions To EntomologyAn illustrated catalogue of South American species of the genus Omorgus Erichson is presented. Based on this study we propose the following taxonomic changes: Omorgus (Omorgus) capillaceus Scholtz, 1990, syn. nov.
Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello
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Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Omorgus suberosus (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle Nests [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) has been identified as a potential predator of the eggs of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) on one of the main turtle nesting beaches in the world, La Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Martha L Baena, Federico Escobar
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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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Field evaluation of electrophysiologically-active dung volatiles as chemical lures for trapping of dung beetles [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDung beetles are economically important beneficial insects that process dung. To locate this source, they use volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The objectives of the study were to evaluate the attractiveness of ten electrophysiologically-active dung ...
Nisansala N. Perera +4 more
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The first teratological case for the Australian Omorgus Erichson, 1847 species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Trogidae) [PDF]
Contributions To EntomologyA new case of hemidystrophy in Trogidae is here described and illustrated. The teratological specimen was identified as a male of Omorgus (Omorgus) alternans (MacLeay, 1827), being the first record of a teratological specimen of a trogid from Australia ...
Vinícius da Costa-Silva
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Zoologia, 2013 Trogidae beetles are important for the decomposition of organic material in ecosystems. In the Neotropical region, little is known about this family, except for their taxonomy.
César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa +2 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022 Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) es una especie de Trogidae cuyos hábitos alimenticios les permite asociarse a cualquier fuente de queratina, incluidas las heces de diversas especies omnívoras; sin embargo, no se ha reportado en excretas de ...
Benigno Gómez +2 more
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Checklist of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Caribbean Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2019 We report an inventory of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea present at the campus of the University of Sucre, Sincelejo, Colombia. Specimens were captured between the months of May and June 2016.
Carlos Taboada-Verona +3 more
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First record of a trogid beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae) from the Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 The present paper deals with the first record of Omorgus (Afromorgus) italicus (Reiche, 1853) from the Western Ghats, India. The morphological description, including that of male genitalia, illustration and distribution of the newly recorded species has
Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate +1 more
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