After almost two decades of stagnation, the taxonomy of the New World Scarabaeinae dung
beetles has since 1988 been going through a period of great effervescence. In the last 35 …

Abstract The Mexican Transition Zone (MTZ) has become a key concept that has promoted
the consolidation of an integrative field of research. We reviewed the scientific publications …

In this study, we take the Onthophagus chevrolati species group, likely a monophyletic
species group as an example to analyze the processes that led to the biogeographic …

Se utilizó información proveniente de literatura para compilar el listado de la fauna de
Onthophagus de México. Se encontraron un total de 120 especies, de las cuales 85 son …

Species relative abundance (SRA) is an essential attribute of biotic communities, which can
provide an accurate description of community structure. However, the sampling method …

Although extensively studied by different authors over the past 150 years, the taxonomy of
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 and allied genera (which are here informally referred to as …

Con base en colectas, registros en la bibliografía y revisión de material depositado en
colecciones entomoló-gicas se realiza una actualización a la lista de coleópteros de la …

The taxonomy of the American Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 included in the “hirculus” group
is revised, and a study of their morphology allows for the delineation of five species …

The Ecuadorian territory is divided into four natural regions: the coastal lowlands, the
Andean highlands, the Amazon basin, and the Galapagos Islands. Each of these regions …

Mountainous regions represent an excellent model to test ecological hypotheses
encompassing assemblage diversity and body traits of species. Among insects, there is no …