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What Goes First? Effects of Starvation on the Body Condition of a Neotropical Dung Beetle

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 4, Page 321-328, April 2026.
We investigated how prolonged starvation affects key physiological traits in the dung beetle Dichotomius bos. Prolonged starvation leads to significant reductions in body dry mass and fat reserves, while muscle mass remains unchanged. These findings indicate that dung beetles prioritize the maintenance of locomotor muscles while mobilizing stored ...
Leonardo Vilas‐Bôas M. P. de Cerqueira, Renato Portela Salomão, Damián Villaseñor‐Amador, Andressa Fraga Cotta, Pedro Lucas Moreira de Oliveira, César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

SINOPSIS DE LOS ESCARABAJOS COPRÓFAGOS (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEINAE) DEL CARIBE COLOMBIANO

Caldasia, 2013
La subfamilia Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) es un grupo de gran importancia en los ecosistemas por su significativa participación en el proceso de reciclaje de nutrientes. Para Colombia existen algunos acercamientos al análisis de su diversidad en ciertas regiones biogeográficas. Sin embargo, existen zonas que necesitan un mayor estudio, como
NORIEGA, JORGE ARI, SOLÍS, CESIL, GARCÍA, HÉCTOR, MURILLO-RAMOS, LEIDYS, RENJIFO, JUAN MANUEL, OLARTE, JORGE ELIÉCER   +5 more
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On the identity and systematic placement of Onthophagus viriditinctus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) [PDF]

, 2012
A re-description and new records of Onthophagus viriditinctus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini), an uncommon species from Iran, are provided. The taxonomic position and some nomenclatural problems are discussed.
Ziani, Stefano
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Multitrophic diversity effects of network degradation [PDF]

, 2016
Predicting the functional consequences of biodiversity loss in realistic, multitrophic communities remains a challenge. No existing biodiversity-ecosystem function study to date has simultaneously incorporated information on species traits, network ...
Hawes, Joseph E., Naeem, Shahid, Nichols, Elizabeth, Peres, Carlos A.   +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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of land use change on native dung beetle diversity and function in Australia’s Wet Tropics [PDF]

, 2016
The impacts of land use change on biodiversity and ecosystem functions are variable, particularly in fragmented tropical rainforest systems with high diversity.
Kenyon, Tania, Mayfield, Margie, Menendez Martinez, Maria Rosa, Monteith, Geoff   +3 more
core   +1 more source