Revisiting pollinating Cyclocephala scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae) associated with the soursop (Annona muricata, Annonaceae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s13744-018-0647-y
Abstract: The soursop (Annona muricata L., Annonaceae) is an important fruit crop in several countries of South America, including Brazil, and the presence of the scarab beetles in this orchads can reduce pollination deficits and increase… read more here.
Keywords: scarab beetles; annona muricata; soursop annona; cyclocephala ... See more keywords
Some new records of scarab beetles of the genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, with a checklist
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.5695.13.1.17580-17586
Abstract: The present paper presents two new records of the species, viz., Onthophagus (Onthophagus) madoqua Arrow, 1931; and Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) duporti Boucomont, 1914 with a checklist of the genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 from Maharashtra. read more here.
Keywords: genus onthophagus; onthophagus latreille; scarab beetles; new records ... See more keywords
Mitochondrial phylogenomics reveals deep relationships of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278820
Abstract: In this study, we newly sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of two phytophagous scarab beetles, and investigated the deep level relationships within Scarabaeidae combined with other published beetle mitogenome sequences. The complete mitogenomes of… read more here.
Keywords: scarab beetles; sister; clade; group ... See more keywords
New Records of Scarab Beetles from the State of Campeche, Mexico, with Comments on their Agricultural and Ecological Importance
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DOI: 10.3958/059.048.0111
Abstract: Abstract. Six species of phytophagous scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae “Pleurosticti”) were first recorded from Campeche state, Mexico. The specimens were collected between August and November 2019 and belong to the following species: Euphoria yucateca (Bates, 1889)… read more here.
Keywords: scarabaeidae pleurosticti; scarab beetles; agricultural ecological; campeche ... See more keywords