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A new species group and five new species of mites of the genus Pavania Lombardini, 1949 belonging to the family Dolichocybidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) are described from Iran. Pavania gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar & Khaustov sp. n., P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar &
Hamidreza HAJIQANBAR, Alexnder KHAUSTOV
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Histeridae, Scarabaeidae e Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) têm sido citadas como bioindicadores de alterações ambientais, porém, pouco se sabe sobre sua atividade diária e atratividade a diferentes tipos de atrativos.
Elisa de Bastiani Menon +3 more
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A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago [PDF]
The Caribbean Islands (or the West Indies) are recognized as one of the leading global biodiversity hot spots. This is based on data on species, genus, and family diversity for vascular plants and non-marine vertebrates.
Peck, Stewart B. +1 more
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A new species of Polyphylla Harris from peninsular Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) with a key to species of the pubescens species group [PDF]
Polyphylla starkae Skelley, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini), is described from peninsular Florida, USA.
Skelley, Paul E.
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Dung feeding in hydrophilid, geotrupid and scarabaeid beetles: Examples of parallel evolution
The maximum size of ingested ball-shaped particles was determined in three species of adult dung feeding beetle: Anoplotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorosus and Geotrupes spiniger (Geotrupidae, Geotrupinae) and Sphaeridium lunatum (Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae).
Peter HOLTER
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A taxonomic review of the neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1924 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) [PDF]
The Neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff (1924), as classified here, comprises 38 species distributed among three subgenera (Megaphanaeus Olsoufieff, Metallophanaeus Olsoufieff, and Coprophanaeus s. str.) and eight species groups.
Edmonds, William David, Zídek, Jiri
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Se describe una especie nueva del género Tropinota Mulsant, 1842 a partir de ejemplares del noroeste de Marruecos (región de Tánger-Tetuán): T. iec sp. n.
José L. Ruiz
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South American Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) classification and nomenclature: some problems and solutions [PDF]
Classificatory changes are made for some taxa of New World Melolonthinae based on the examination of specimens (including type specimens) and a reevaluation of some of the characters used to justify previous classification decisions.
Smith, Andrew B. T.
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. Soil beetles (Hexapoda, Coleoptera) community, mainly Scarabaeidae, was evaluated in an area with different phytophysiognomies during the rising water period (November/2005) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Marinêz Isaac Marques +5 more
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Scarabaeidae as human food – A comprehensive review
Abstract Rising global population and sustainable protein demand have sparked interest in unique food sources. Entomophagy, or insect consumption, presents a solution and Scarab beetles, part of the Scarabaeidae family, offer a novel food option.
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui +6 more
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