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THE AUSTRALIAN CERATOCANTHIDAE (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEOIDEA * [PDF]
Australian Journal of Entomology, 1977 AbstractThe Ceratocanthidae (= Acanthoceridae) known from Australia are reviewed. They comprise two species of Pterorthochaetes Gestro and Cyphopisthes descarpentriesi sp. n., the lattermost from nests of Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt.
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European Journal of Entomology, 2007 Variation with altitude in the composition of dung beetle assemblages and species richness was measured by sampling in spring, summer and autumn, both manually and with pitfall traps at twelve localities in the western Rhodopes Mountains.
Jorge M. LOBO +2 more
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Review of the genus Pacuvia Curtis, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini)
Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021 Pacuvia Curtis, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini) is taxonomically reviewed. The genus includes two species that are endemic to Chile: Pacuvia castanea Curtis, 1844 and Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez, 1951.
Andrew B. T. Smith, Mariana A. Cherman
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Brazilian Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna, with a key for families and subfamilies [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba)A comprehensive overview of Scarabaeoidea in Brazil is provided based on the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB). Data in CTFB include 2,532 valid species within 345 genera, belonging to 21 subfamilies and 10 families.
Vinícius da Costa-Silva +12 more
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The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon. [PDF]
Ecol EvolDung beetles are differently attracted toward carrion types. Bovine spleen attracts more dung beetles than chicken and fish meat. ABSTRACT Resource attractiveness and preference is determinant to assess how biodiversity is structured in different ecosystems. Necrophagy is the alternative or complementary dietary habit of dung beetles, but a few studies
Costa ML +4 more
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Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2022 Passalini comprises 209 species divided into six genera. To date there is no published work that addresses the phylogenetic relationships among the genera of Passalini. Additionally, the monophyly of Passalus, the largest genus of the tribe (81% of its
L. Jiménez-Ferbans +3 more
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Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of the Greater and Lesser Antilles
Zootaxa, 2015 We present a synthesis of the state of knowledge concerning the species of Passalidae (Coleoptera) of the West Indies and we present a key to the species. The recently described genus Antillanax Boucher renders the subgenus Passalus (Pertinax) Kaup paraphyletic, therefore we place Antillanax in synonymy with Passalus (Pertinax) and we propose a new ...
Plazi
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The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2011 This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles. The fauna is known to contain 42 families, with 201 genera, and 270 species.
Peck, Stewart B.
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Catalogue of the type material of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) deposited in the Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Tokyo, Japan [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 A detailed catalogue of the type material of the Scarabaeoidea housed in the Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Tokyo, Japan is listed. The catalogue includes the data of the type material of four families and 111 species.
Naoki Kaneko, Kaoru Wada
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 Scientific collections are important sources of information on biodiversity that can be useful for faunistic, taxonomic and phylogenetic studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the fauna of Passalidae deposited in the zoological collections in ...
E. D. G. BONFIM-KUBATAMAIA +3 more
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