We present a preliminary overview of our molecular phylogenetics research on the
superfamily Scarabaeoidea. The molecular data consists of 28S ribosomal DNA sequences …

There are more than 20 000 bee species worldwide (Michener, 2007), many of them vital
pollinators of both native and cultivated plants. In the United States alone, native bees (ie …

Insect parental care is extensive and varied, but its life-history implications have never been
comparatively tested. Using original and literature data, we tested predictions about egg …

In this study, we revise the taxonomy of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel,
1865. It comprises three species, distributed in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Trans …

The Cetoniidae, the showiest of scarabs, comprises some 3900 species in 515 genera,
distributed worldwide except for subpolar areas and some offshore New Zealand islands …

Animals eat different foods in proportions that yield a more favorable balance of nutrients.
Despite known examples of these behaviors across different taxa, their ecological and …

Immature stages of holometabolous insects represent a useful source of information for
phylogenetic studies. However, knowledge about immature stages of insects is generally …

Larvae of the scarabaeoid genera Germarostes Paulian, Cyphopisthes Gestro, Paulianostes
Ballerio, Ceratocanthus White, Pterorthochaetes Gestro, Madrasostes Paulian …

The earth-boring dung beetles belong to the family Geotrupidae that includes more than 350
species classified into three subfamilies Geotrupinae, Lethrinae, and Taurocerastinae …

Se recopiló la información disponible acerca de los geotrúpidos presentes en la República
Mexicana, teniendo en cuenta las citas presentes en la literatura y en diversas colecciones …