Onthophagus moroni. A) Egg, B) Left lateral view of first-instar larva, C) Left lateral view of second-instar larva, D) Left lateral view of third-instar larva, E) Head capsule of third-instar larva, dorsal view, F) Antenna of third-instar larva, G) Raster of third-instar larva. Abbreviations: AA, anterior angle seta; ACLS, anterior central lobe setae; ACS, anterior clypeal seta; AFS, anterior frontal seta; ALLS, anterior lateral lobe seta; C, clypeus; DES1–4, dorso-epicranial setae; DH, dorsal hump; E, epicranium; ECS, exterior clypeal seta; EFS, external frontal seta; FS, frontal suture; ILbS, internal labral seta; L, labrum; LES1–2, lateral external setae; MS, medial septula; PFS, posterior frontal seta; PLLS1–2, posterior lateral lobe setae; R, raster; SE, sensory organ; TA, terminal ampulla.

#LiteratureNotice Rivera-Gasperín et al. Nesting and Preimaginal Stages in the Cave-Dwelling Beetle Onthophagus moroni Zunino and Halffter, 1988 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #DevelopmentalBiology #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Habitus of Quititinus nevermanni (lectotype of Genuchinus nevermanni, male, Costa Rica, San José; MFNB). A) Dorsal view, B) Ventral view, C) Dorsolateral view, D) Lateral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Rodrigues et al. A New Combination in Quititinus Rodrigues, Grossi, and Vaz-de-Mello ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) from Central America doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy #FlowerChafers

Illustrated pitfall trap design. For description, see Materials and Methods.

#LiteratureNotice Stone et al. Whose Poos do Northeastern Ohio Dung Beetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeoidea) Choose? doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #EcosystemFunctioning

Mean (± SE) survivorship of male and female Phanaeus vindex exposed to 20-°C and 28-°C water for 24 h in a no-choice swim test. Sample size for each treatment can be found inside each bar.

#LiteratureNotice Soares et al. Water Temperature, Not Horn Length or Body Size, Increases the Risk of Drowning in Male and Female Rainbow Scarabs, Phanaeus vindex MacLeay ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles

Trichius fasciatus visiting flowers of Apiaceae at Lake Pecineagu, on the upper Dâmboviţa River, Romania (photo credit: Alexandru Iftime).

#LiteratureNotice Drăghici et al. A Reassessment of the Genus Trichius Fabricius, 1775 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Cetoniinae) in Romania doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

FIGure 6. Lectotype of Rhytomus elongatus. A, dorsal habitus; B, dorsal head; C, label data.

#LiteratureNotice Génier et al. Rhytomus Génier & Saxton: A new dung beetle genus from New Guinea with five #NewSpecies and phylogenetic insights ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #ScarabBeetles

FIGURE 1. Blepharotoma villosa (Blanchard, 1850), new combination (female lectotype). A, Dorsal habitus, B, ventral habitus; C, lateral habitus; D, dorsal head and pronotum; E, ventral head and pronotum; F. ventral metatibiae and abdomen; G. labels. Scale bars = 1 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Clavijo-Bustos et al. Chariodema villosa Blanchard, 1850 is also a Blepharotoma Blanchard, 1850 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Sericoidinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

Examples of Rutelinae visiting flowers. (a) Rutela histrio Sahlberg, 1823 in Inga Mill. (Fabaceae). (b) Rutela laeta (Weber, 1801) in Melastomataceae. (c) Macraspis cincta (Drury, 1782) in Rubus rosifolius Sm. (Rosaceae). (d) Macraspis clavata (Olivier, 1789) in Melastomataceae. (e) Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844 in Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae). (f) Macraspis morio Burmeister, 1844 in Neocabreria R.M.King & H.Rob. (Asteraceae). Author: (a) [Photo 29999528, Maristela Zamoner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Maristela Zamoner: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/29999528]. (b) Photo 211412004, (c) Wilson Lombana Riaño: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/211412004]. (c) [Photo 356632189, Vanessa Claudino Bitencourt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vanessa Claudino Bitencourt: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/356632189]. (d) Paschoal C. Grossi. (e) [Photo 35979418, awo, all rights reserved: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/35979418]. (f) [Photo 237929546, Maristela Zamoner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Maristela Zamoner: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/237929546]. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]

#LiteratureNotice da Silva Ferreira et al. Shedding Light on Shining Leaf Chafers: Rutelinae MacLeay, 1819 ( #Coleoptera, #Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) as a Neglected Group of Pollinators doi.org/10.1111/jen.... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles

Feeding mechanism of Adoretus sinicus (Burmeister 1855). (A) Labrum and divided mandibles, frontal view; (B) labrum and closed mandibles, frontal view; (C) labrum and divided mandibles, ventral view; (D) labrum and closed mandibles, ventral view; (E) A. sinicus feeding on leaves; (F) leaves after damaged by A. sinicus; Cl, clypeus; Ic, incisor; Lb, Labrum.hide

#LiteratureNotice Zhang et al. Decoding the Feeding Mystery of Adoretus sinicus: A Comparative Study of Mouthpart Morphology Among Four Species of Rutelinae ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.1002/jmor... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #FunctionalMorphology

Map of El-Beheira Governorate, (a) (control site) (30° 48′ 39.3″ N 30° 17′ 41.8″ E) and (b) (polluted site) (30° 40′ 01.3″ N 30° 03′ 48.9″ E). (c) P bispinosus larvae from control site, (d) larvae from polluted (treated) site, Source: ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS user. The maps were extracted by using a version of Esri’s Geographic Information System (GIS) software (ArcGIS 10.5).

#LiteratureNotice Hussein et al. Physiological, molecular and histological response of Pentodon bispinosus larvae ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae) as a novel #Bioindicator for soil pollutants doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles

Figures 5-7. Differences in body size and pronotal morphology of major males: 5, Phanaeus olsoufieffi Balthasar, 1939 (Victor Moctezuma Collection). 6, Phanaeus panamensis Moctezuma & Halffter, 2021 stat. rev. (male holotype, Texas A&M University Insect Collection). 7, Violin plot to illustrate the s​t​a​t​i​s​t​i​c​a​l​l​y​ significant differences

#LiteratureNotice Moctezuma. Taxonomic and nomenclatural issues revisited in the New World Scarabaeinae #DungBeetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.12976/jib... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Moreno et al. Description of the larvae and pupa of Cotinis lebasi (Gory & Percheron, 1833) and Hoplopyga foeda (Schaum, 1848) ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Cetoniinae) from Colombia doi.org/10.12976/jib... #Beetle #Beetles #FlowerChafers #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Davis et al. Replacement names for the #DungBeetles genus Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 and the tribe Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

FIG. 5. Onthophagus important characters marked with arrows (details discussed in the text). 1, O. atriglabrus; 2, O. orphnoides; 3, O. propraecellens; 4, O. genuinus; 5, O. andersoni; 6, O. crinitus; 7, O. gazellinus; 8, O. onthochromus; 9. O. landolti; 10, O. anthracinus; 11, O. championi; 12, O. cynomysi; 13, O. orpheus orpheus; 14, O. hoepfneri; 15, O. acuminatus; 16, O. incensus; 17, O. cyanellus; 18, O. sanpabloetlorum; 19, O. cartwrighti; 20, O. velutinus. See Table 7 for the author names of the species listed.

#LiteratureNotice Kohlmann & Solís.A review of the species groups of the Western Hemisphere Onthophagus Latreille ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) using COI barcoding and gene trees doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles

Le Grand Mint's insect themed 'Èntoma' silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues - AgAuNEWS Le Grand Mint's insect themed 'Èntoma' silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues Le Grand Mint (LGM) continues to bring its eclectic mix of nature and geometry to coins with the third in their impressive

Le Grand Mint's insect themed 'Èntoma' silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues #coins #numismatics #silver #ancientegypt #scarab #scarabbeetles #beetles #insects #geometry
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Dorsolateral view of Golofa globulicornis.

#LiteratureNotice Escobar-Hernández & Sánchez-Hernández. A New State Record of Golofa globulicornis Dechambre ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Dynastini) in Mexico doi.org/10.1649/0010... #TheColeopteristsBulletin #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #NewRecords

Habitus. a) Isocopris imitator, b) I. tarsalis. Scale bars = 5 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Ledezma et al. First Records of Isocopris Pereira and Martínez, 1960 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) for Bolivia doi.org/10.1649/0010... #TheColeopteristsBulletin #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #ScarabBeetles

Argentophileurus litoralensis, adult female habitus. A) Ventral view, B) Dorsal view, C) Lateral view, D) Frontal view, E) Oblique frontal view.

#LiteratureNotice Ibarra-Polesel & Ratcliffe. Description of the Female of Argentophileurus litoralensis Penco and Zubarán, 2013 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Phileurini) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #TheColeopteristsBulletin #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

Coconut rhinoceros beetle captured from the pheromone trap in Dili, Timor–Leste.

#LiteratureNotice Paudel et al. Confirmation of presence of coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae) from Timor–Leste and biosecurity implications doi.org/10.1111/epp.... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #InvasiveSpecies

FIGURE 1. A–D. Maladera champhaiensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra sp. nov.; E–H. Neoserica churachandpurensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra sp. nov.; I–L. Maladera barasingha Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra sp. nov.. (A, E, I) Aedeagus in lateral view (left); (B, F, J) Aedeagus in dorsal view; (C, H, L) Aedeagus in lateral view (right); (D, H, L) Habitus, dorsal view. Scale 0.5 mm; habitus not to scale.

#LiteratureNotice Gupta et al. #NewSpecies and records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #NewRecords

#LiteratureNotice Haddad et al. First record of Maladera insanabilis (Brenske, 1894) ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Sericinae) in Morocco doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #ScarabBeetles

Fig. 1. Species of Dichotomius boreus group, dorsal view. (A) D. boreus; (B) D. quadrilobatus; (C) D. pelamon; (D) D. podalirius; (E) D. prietoi; F D. uacari sp. n.; (G) D. divisor sp. n. Males in Fig. 1A–B, 1D–G; Female in Fig. 1C.

#LiteratureNotice Moura et al. Taxonomic revision of boreus species group of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini), with a description of two #NewSpecies from western Amazon doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles

FIGURE 7. Head (dorsal view). A, Heterogomphus carayoni Dechambre, 1986 (male); B, Heterogomphus kogui new species (male holotype); C, Heterogomphus carayoni (female); D, Heterogomphus kogui (female paratype). Pronotum (male) (E, F): E; Heterogomphus carayoni; F; Heterogomphus kogui (holotype). Elytra (female) (G, H): G, Heterogomphus carayoni; H, Heterogomphus kogui (paratype).

#LiteratureNotice Moreno et al. A review of the genus Heterogomphus Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini) from Colombia doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #RhinocerosBeetles #ScarabBeetles

FIGURES 4A–G. Details of morphology. A, Rhyparus guadalcanalensis, new species, male, holotype, head; B, Rhyparus guadalcanalensis, new species, male, holotype, metatibia; C, Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893, male, metatibia; D, Rhyparus malaitaensis, new species, female, holotype, head; E, Rhyparus malaitaensis, new species, female, holotype, pygidium and last abdominal ventrite; F, Rhyparus argopuroensis Minkina & Jákl, 2024, female, holotype, pygidium and last abdominal ventrite; G, Rhyparus bacanensis Minkina, Anichtchenko, Vasiljeva & Skelley, 2022, female, holotype, pygidium and last abdominal ventrite.

#LiteratureNotice Minkina et al. Review of the genus Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) in the Solomon Islands with description of two #NewSpecies doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

The activity data (actograms) of three individual male Valgus canaliculatus. Activity counts are in 5-minute bins to enhance visualization. The gray background denotes dark conditions.

#LiteratureNotice Giulian et al. A Day in the Life: Diel Rhythms of Locomotor Activity in the Male #FlowerChafers Beetle Valgus canaliculatus (Olivier) ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Chronobiology #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Graphical abstract of: Morphospace disparity and species diversity in Sri Lankan phytophagous scarab beetles— a comparison by forest types, altitude and sites

A new article in #RESEcolEnt focuses on #morphospace disparity & species diversity in Sri Lankan #phytophagous #ScarabBeetles — a comparison by forest types, altitude & sites

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13427

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Differences in the shape of the clypeus of male Hypothyce mixta by county in Texas. A) Anderson County, B) Burleson County, C) Caldwell County, D) Leon County, E) Milam County, F) Bastrop County, G) Nacogdoches County, H) Robertson County, I) Smith County, J) Wood County.

#LiteratureNotice Porter et al. A Review of the Taxonomic Status of Hypothyce mixta Howden, 1968 (Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Melolonthinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #Taxonomy #Phylogenetics #TheColeopteristsBulletin #ScarabBeetles

Figure 1. Dorsal and lateral habitus. (A,B) C. cuixmala sp. nov. (C,D) C. indigaceus. Scale lines = 2 mm.

Rivera-Gasperin et al. A #NewSpecies in the Canthon indigaceus Species Group ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from the Mexican Pacific Coast † doi.org/10.3390/taxo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #DungBeetles

Figure 3. Male dorsal habitus: (a) Bothynus arriagadae sp. n.; (b) Bothynus ascanius; (c) Bothynus cribrarius; (d) Bothynus cyclops; (e) Bothynus cylindricus; (f) Bothynus deiphobus; (g) Bothynus gisae sp.n.; (h) Bothynus laevipennis; (i) Bothynus laticifex; (j) Bothynus minor; (k) Bothynus nyx; (l) Bothynus ovalatus sp. n.

#LiteratureNotice Duarte et al. Taxonomic revision of the Bothynus ascanius (Kirby, 1819) ( #Coleoptera: #Melolonthidae: #Dynastinae) species group doi.org/10.1080/0022... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #NewSpecies #Taxonomy

Someone on the other app asked me what the green beetles were swarming on his wattles in December- I reckon it was cuties. Green scarab beetles (Diphucephala elegans)

#entemology #science #nature #tasmania #scarabbeetles #wattle