The first complete mitogenome of skin beetles Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) with the phylogenetic implications. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2022 The first complete mitogenome of Trogidae, Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) is sequenced using the next generation sequencing. The genomic structure is a circular molecule with 18682 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer ...
Yu H, Chen YJ, Ying Y, Yuan JJ.
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New Data on the Occurrence of Scarabaeoid Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Montenegro. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 The Montenegrin fauna of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea is not satisfactorily studied. This is evidenced by the small number of species from this superfamily reported from Montenegro, despite the richness of the country’s habitats, especially high ...
Byk A +5 more
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Spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta feeding ecology and selectivity of large herbivorous prey in the Namib desert. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Over a 52 month period, this study recorded the densities of resident large herbivorous prey and collected spotted hyaena scat samples in the south Namib Desert. The data were evaluated for prey selectivity employing the Ivlev's Electivity Index.
Fester KSM +3 more
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Back to the Middle Ages: Entomological and Botanical Elements Reveal New Aspects of the Burial of Saint Davino of Armenia. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 The natural mummy of Saint Davino Armeno (11th century) is preserved in the church of Saint Michele in Foro in the city of Lucca (Tuscany, Central Italy). The body of Davino is one of the oldest Italian mummies of a Saint, and his paleopathological study
Loni A +5 more
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Post-mortem interval determinations using insects collected from illegally hunted and dehorned rhinoceros in the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2021. [PDF]
Med Vet EntomolA total of 6684 rhinoceros were poached in South Africa during 2014 to 2021. Insect evidence collected from 19 poached rhinoceros was analysed by the Forensic Entomology laboratory of the South African Police Service. Six species of dipterans and coleopterans were utilised to determine an accurate estimate of the minimum post‐mortem interval.
Pienaar M, Dadour IR.
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The first teratological case for the Australian Omorgus Erichson, 1847 species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Trogidae) [PDF]
Contributions To EntomologyA new case of hemidystrophy in Trogidae is here described and illustrated. The teratological specimen was identified as a male of Omorgus (Omorgus) alternans (MacLeay, 1827), being the first record of a teratological specimen of a trogid from Australia ...
Vinícius da Costa-Silva
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Eco-evolutionary origins and diversification in a megadiverse hotspot: Arthropods in the Greater Cape Floristic Region. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southern tip of Africa is a global megadiversity hotspot. The region's biodiversity has been driven by a long history of topographic, climatic, and sea level change coupled with geological uplift, and without being exposed to any major climate events such as glaciations since the breakup of Gondwana.
Samways MJ +3 more
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Diversity and abundance of macro-invertebrates on abandoned cattle kraals in a semi-arid savanna. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2018 In this manuscript, we present new knowledge on how soil and plant productivity influence both aboveground and belowground macro‐invertebrate assemblages. Abandoned cattle enclosures remain important for savanna macro‐invertebrates years after abandonment.
Muvengwi J +3 more
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Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Omorgus suberosus (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle Nests. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) has been identified as a potential predator of the eggs of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) on one of the main turtle nesting beaches in the world, La Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Baena ML +3 more
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Zoologia, 2013 Trogidae beetles are important for the decomposition of organic material in ecosystems. In the Neotropical region, little is known about this family, except for their taxonomy.
Vanesca Korasaki +2 more
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