Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a
range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference …

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 …

Being areas of biotic overlap located between biogeographic regions, transition zones
function as natural laboratories. The present study explores the phylogenetic history of the …

Recent intensive samplings carried out across the mountainous regions of El Pinal (Puebla,
Mexico) have provided new insights into the main environmental factors that affect the …

The Onthophagus mexicanus species group includes at least 18 species: O. anewtoni
Howden and Génier, O. arnetti Howden and Cartwright, O. browni Howden, O. cartwrighti …

The dung beetles of the Onthophagus chevrolati species group are preponderantly
associated to montane habitats and high plains in the Mexican Transition Zone. Herein, we …

Three new species of the Onthophagus chevrolati species group are described from Mexico:
O. civitasorum Moctezuma and Halffter, sp. n.(Durango); O. neofuscus Moctezuma and …

Beta diversity is often a dominant characteristic in mountain systems and naturally
fragmented ecosystems. However, natural protected areas are traditionally designed to …

Onthophagus skelleyi Sánchez-Huerta, Zunino, and Halffter, new species, of the chevrolati
species-group, hippopotamus line and complex, is described and illustrated. To the best of …