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Seasonality as a structuring factor of the dung beetle community in burned neotropical savannas

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 336-345, April 2026.
We tested the effects of fire, vegetation cover and seasonality on dung beetle communities, focusing on species richness, composition and co‐occurrence patterns in savannas. Fire did not affect species richness. However, seasonality was the dominant factor influencing species composition, followed by fire and vegetation cover.
Nayara Letícia Reis, Kênia A. Santos, Luiz Cortez, Julio Louzada   +3 more
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Rainfall shapes the physiological condition, but not the body size, of an introduced dung beetle in Brazilian pastures

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 346-355, April 2026.
Understanding rainfall‐driven physiological shifts in dung beetles is crucial to predict how climate change may affect the fitness and persistence of key insect species in tropical pastures. We compared body size, dry, lipid and muscle masses of Digitonthophagus gazella collected during dry and rainy seasons in Brazilian pastures to assess the effects ...
Cleilsom M. Cristaldo, Renato Portela Salomão, Pedro Lucas Moreira de Oliveira, Alfredo Raúl Abot, César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa   +4 more
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First description of larva of the genus Liatongus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2010
A larva of the represintative of the genus Liatongus Reitter, 1892 (Liatongus minutus (Motschulsky, 1861)) is described and illustrated for the first time. The genus Liatongus is closed to the genus Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953 by the structure of larvae
S.A. Shabalin
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Diet Outweighs Vertical Transmission in Shaping Dung Beetle Larval Gut Microbiomes

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 7, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The microbiome is central to host development and adaptation, yet the balance between vertical and environmental acquisition, and how hosts shape surrounding microbial communities, remains poorly understood. Dung beetles rely on microbial symbionts to extract nutrients from vertebrate dung, with part of their microbiome vertically inherited ...
Michelle J. Herrera, Avi Khanna, Joshua A. Jones, Ricardo Betancur‐R., Patrick T. Rohner   +4 more
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Can Widely Used Methods Be Turned Into eDNA Samplers for Ground‐Dwelling Arthropods? Insights From Two Pilot Studies in West European Salt Marshes

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 2, Page 164-177, February 2026.
This study evaluates bulk and eDNA metabarcoding via suction sampling and modified pitfall traps to monitor salt marsh arthropods. Suction sampling excelled in detecting overlooked taxa, whereas pitfalls were effective for Scarabaeinae. Results underscore the importance of adapting protocols to specific taxa and habitats and highlight the effects of ...
Camila Leandro, Denis Lafage, Eva Bellemain, Isabelle Vitte, Adeline Jouanillou, Aurélie Bonin, Aurélien Ridel, Dylan Amiar, Julien Petillon   +8 more
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Mating and nesting behavior of Eurysternus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)

, 1980
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Halffter, Gonzalo, Halffter, Halffter And Huerta, Halffter, Violeta, Huerta, Carmen   +3 more
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The role of natural savanna in maintaining dung beetle diversity and their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.
Low‐intensity management agriculture, such as organic agriculture, can benefit landscape permeability to key insects that provide ecosystem services to agriculture. Maintenance of natural savanna patches can increase the pool of species, benefiting local populations and the provision of their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes.
Rafaella Maciel, Thiara A. Bernardes, Pedro Henrique B. Togni, Marina R. Frizzas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Nidification in the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

, 1977
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Who Is Served First? Intraspecific Traits That Drive Arrival at Food Resource in Two Phanaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) Species

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Intra‐ and interspecific interactions may structure complex competitive scenarios in which the arrival time at a resource may play a key role in determining how individuals and populations are maintained. The speed and efficiency by which the dung beetles locate and colonise dung pads, which comprise an ephemeral and randomly distributed ...
Renato P. Salomão, Eduardo Ulises Castillo‐Pérez, Mayab X. Martínez‐Castaneira, Valentina Sandoval‐Granillo, Angélica Selene Ensaldo‐Cárdenas, José D. Rivera‐Duarte, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar, César M. A. Correa   +7 more
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Beyond Dung: Attractiveness of Native and Exotic Fruits to Dung Beetles in the Brazilian Savanna

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Dietary breadth enhances animal resilience in environments where resources are unpredictable or declining, enabling species to exploit alternative food sources when primary ones are scarce. In dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), frugivory is an increasingly recognised foraging strategy, particularly in tropical regions experiencing ...
César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa, Demerson Otair da Costa, David Andrés Vanegas‐Alarcón, Kleyton Rezende Ferreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source