Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Ilha Grande (Angra dos Reis, RJ) with new diagnosis and distributional records in Brazil [PDF]
, 2014 A survey of the Passalidae species recorded to the Ilha Grande (Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is presented, with illustrations for each species and a key with diagnosis for genera.
Ingrid Mattos, José Mermudes
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Morfología del aparato reproductor en Odontotaenius striatopunctatus (Percheron, 1835) (Coleoptera: Passalidae) [PDF]
, 2008 Female and male reproductive system anatomy of Odontotaenius striatopunctatus is described. This passalid species is common inside decomposition logs in the tropical forests of Mesoamerica.
Castillo, María Luisa +1 more
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, 2017 Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being catalogued.
A. Bezděk, Stéphane Boucher, J. Hájek
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Preliminary Investigations into the Population Genetics of the Horned Passalus Beetle, Odontotaenius Disjunctus (Coleoptera), in Forests of the Southeastern United States [PDF]
, 2014 As a major hotspot of biodiversity, the Appalachian Mountains have been a source of great interest for ecologists in many ways. The mountains’ north-south orientation, varying degrees of elevation and environmental conditions, and historical cycles of ...
Yi, Rachel
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ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE CONTINENTAL NEW WORLD TROPICS: RECONSTRUCTING THE PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF THE MESOAMERICAN BESS BEETLE TRIBE PROCULINI (COLEOPTERA: PASSALIDAE) [PDF]
, 2019 The fauna of Mesoamerica is extraordinarily species rich and exhibits a high degree of local, regional and high-elevation endemism. Gaining an understanding of the historical biogeography and evolution of Mesoamerican endemics is necessary in order to ...
Beza, Cristian Fernando
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PASSALIDAE: STATE OF LARVAL TAXONOMY WITH DESCRIPTION OF NEW WORLD SPECIES [PDF]
, 1992 Larvae of 12 New World species of Passalidae are described and 7 species redescribed, bringing the total number of species described to 134 worldwide. A key is provided for all New World genera.
Schuster, Jack C.
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Anatomy and ultrastructural details of the eye of the passalid beetle Ceracupes yui Okano 1988 (Scarabaeoidea; Passalidae) [PDF]
One of the least studied eyes of any beetle taxon are those of the scarabaeoid family Passalidae. Some members of this family of around 600 species worldwide are known to have superposition eyes (Aceraius grandis; A. hikidai) while others have apposition
Gokan, Nobuo, Meyer-Rochow, Victor Benno
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Review of the genus popilius and preliminary phylogeny of Passalidae (Coleoptera) [PDF]
, 2006 Preliminary phylogenetic analyses of Passalidae and the genus Popilius are presented based on 207 characters for the family level part of this study and 232 characters for the generic portion.
Gillogly, Alan Roy
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Coleoptera scarabaeoidea de la región de Teziutlán, Puebla, México [PDF]
, 2008 A study of the species richness, abundance and phenology of the Scarabaeoidea beetle fauna of the mountains of Puebla, México is presented. Monthly data were obtained during May 1999 to June 2000 in pine-oak-sweet gum forests and crop lands, located at 1,
Aragón, Agustín +2 more
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BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AND ECOLOGICAL LIMITS OF NEW WORLD PASSALIDAE (COLEOPTERA) [PDF]
, 1978 In the New World, beetles of the primarily tropical family Passalidae occur in rotting wood from southern Michigan and southern Ontario to northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.
Schuster, Jack C.
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