A5019845466- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Plant and soil sciences
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Texas A&M University
2024-2025
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2018-2024
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
2023
Weatherford College
2023
Centro Universitário Curitiba
2023
South Bend Museum of Art
2023
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
2021-2022
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2012-2018
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
2017
Streblopus Van Lansberge, 1874 has been one of the most mysterious dung beetle groups Neotropical fauna, having a rather peculiar morphology, very few known specimens in collections and difficult placement among scarabaeine lineages. In this work, based on examination recently collected series synthesis some scattered, but deeply valuable, information available literature, we readdress many questions posed by past authors. It is shown that relict genus composed two currently living species...
Gromphas jardim Cupello & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov. is described from Bolivia and Central Brazil endemic to the biogeographic province of Rondônia. It resembles amazonica inermis, but distinguished primarily by pattern pronotal granulation form apical tubercle male protibiae, which modified in a tapered spur. Based on 31 morphological characters, phylogenetic analysis returned single most parsimonious tree where monophyletic has following internal topology: ((G. aeruginosa + G. lemoinei) (G....
Although extensively studied by different authors over the past 150 years, taxonomy of Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1817 and allied genera (which are here informally referred to as ‘Canthon sensu lato’) still remains problematic. With aim resolving some questions surrounding these taxa, present work reviews one them, genus Sylvicanthon Halffter & Martínez, 1977. As defined here, is distributed mainly throughout vast areas tropical rainforests in Neotropical region includes 15 species divided...
In this work, it is explained why previous authors who considered that Canthidium lentum Erichson, 1947 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) was fixed as the type species of 1847 in Robert Lucas' 1920 catalogue Coleoptera genera were mistaken. Instead, first to designate a for Martínez et al. 1964, designated C. thalassinum 1847. Since both are currently placed different subgenera, subgeneric classication must change: Eucanthidium Halffter Martínez, 1986 new junior synonym Canthidium,...
Currently 13 species-group names assigned to the subgenus Megaphanaeus of Coprophanaeus are deemed available (or 'potentially available'), four which denote valid species. In present work we review nomenclatural history those and conclude that two them, Scarabaeus satelles Lichtenstein, 1796 Copris ajax Sturm, 1826, unavailable. For other 11 names, found type specimens five, bellicosus Olivier, 1789, ensifer Germar, 1821, Phanaeus septentrionalis Pêssoa, 1934, P. vicinus Martínez, 1944, var....
Abstract Campinarana is a fragile white‐sand rainforest ecosystem in Amazonia, where mining activities have been an important driver of landscape transformation, threatening biodiversity. Despite its importance for biodiversity, few studies investigated insects' response to environmental disturbance campinaranas . Here, we assess the differences between dung beetle assemblages undisturbed and disturbed The studied differ substantially their vegetation structure, one strongly affected by...
Abstract Serra do Divisor National Park (SDNP) is a protected area located in the western Brazilian Amazon that threatened by pending bill proposing to downgrade its status and build road would effectively slice park half. The biodiversity of SDNP poorly understood no dung beetle inventories have been conducted within date, despite being one most studied insect groups Neotropics. We sampled beetles with flight interception traps (FITs) pitfall baited human faeces provide first comprehensive...
After almost two decades of stagnation, the taxonomy New World Scarabaeinae dung beetles has since 1988 been going through a period great effervescence. In last 35 years, 81 complete revisions and 69 supplements have produced by 86 authors based in 15 countries, addressing taxonomic status 950 species. This is what we christen as Taxonomic Revolution beetles. We review history products this revolution, explore its causes apparent exceptionalism among most other Coleoptera groups, point to...
As defined here, Phanaeini comprises two subtribes, Gromphadina, with Gromphas and Oruscatus, Phanaeina, 10 genera including Bolbites. occurs east of the Andes includes five species: G aeruginosa (Perty, 1830) (= lacordairei Blanchard, 1846); amazonica Bates, 1870; G. dichroa 1846; inermis Harold, 1869 lacordairii Burmeister, 1874; bipunctata d'Olsoufieff, 1924, new synonymy); lemoinei Waterhouse, 1891. Brullé (1837) never mentioned or described "G. larcordairei" all citations to "G Brullé"...
Venezuela’s diverse land ecosystems are grouped into four major regions (coast-islands, low plains, hills and mountains), ranging from sea level up to 4978 m. The Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) currently encompass 278 genera 6837 species worldwide, but poorly inventoried in Venezuela. We reviewed the literature material housed at entomological collection of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (CEMT), Cuiabá, Brazil, found 32 149 dung beetles as certainly present Twenty-four these...
Abstract The fragmentation and degradation of otherwise continuous natural landscapes pose serious threats to the health animal populations, consequently impairing their fitness survival. While most ecology studies focus on habitat remnants embedded withinn terrestrial matrices, effects true insularization remains poorly understood. Land‐bridge islands created by major dams leads loss fragmentation, negatively affecting biodiversity. To assess insularization, we conducted a study key aspects...
ABSTRACT Bird droppings are an unusual food resource for coprophagous insects and used mostly by opportunistic decomposers. Among them, dung beetles feed mainly on dung, although the species differ in their trophic plasticity. Here we report a record of beetle, Canthidium cf. gracilipes, reaching manipulating dropping passeriform bird, Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Dendrocolaptidae). The behavior was observed urban forest fragment located Amazonian city Manaus, Brazil. Two hours after bird...
In this study, we used colored fruit-baited traps for trapping cerambycid beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea: Cerambycidae) in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, state of Rondônia, northern Brazil. Our collections revealed six new records state, Sphallotrichus bidens (Fabricius, 1801), Cosmoplatidius abare Napp & Martins, 2006, Chydarteres dimidiatus 1787), Neolampedusa obliquator Deltosoma fernandezi Dalens Giuglaris, 2014, and Corimbion nigroapicatum 1970. The latter two also...
A survey of the Lamiinae species recorded in Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, is presented. The data were based on literature, field work and collection Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal Janeiro. Three hundred twenty two are registered, this represents about 30% that occur Atlantic Rainforest. Forty new distribution records registered. One thirty five illustrated. comparative table showing respective number genera Neotropical Region, Rainforest Itatiaia given.
Abstract The distribution of the iridescent dung beetle Bolbites onitoides can be divided, based on dorsal colouration, into a blue western-half and red eastern-half. This has raised question, in 1959, whether two colour variants could represent distinct subspecies. Having examined ~1200 specimens evaluated proposal under both an ontological operational subspecies concept, we conclude that B. should continue to treated as single monotypic species because: (1) kinds intermediates were found...
Host plants of Cerambycidae and Vesperidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea) from South America. This paper offers a contribution to the knowledge on host A total 211 species longhorn beetles belonging 111 genera, 49 tribes, five subfamilies two families are presented with records plants. Data 259 distributed among 188 genera 69 listed beetle species.
Coprophanaeus terrali, a species based on single male from Sinop, Brazil, had its validity questioned recently when it was suggested that tetratuberculate cephalic carina could be just an individual variation of C. dardanus (MacLeay, 1819). In this work, three additional males and two females collected near the type locality, we present new evidence supporting species, discuss describe female morphology for first time.
Coprophanaeus machadoi, species described based on a single male from Minas Gerais, was recently synonymized with C. saphirinus (Sturm, 1826). In this work, examination of more than 500 specimens Brazilian Atlantic Forest, we introduce new evidence supporting the validity including differences in pronotal ornamentation, form parameres, and distribution. We also describe for first time female machadoi discuss intraspecific color variation saphirinus.
A species is newly recorded from Paraguay, Sylvicanthon monnei Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello, 2018, the previously dubious record of candezei (Harold, 1869) country confirmed. Agamopus viridis Boucomont, 1928, Pseudocanthon chaquensis Nazaré-Silva Silva, 2021, pantanensis 2021 are xanthurus (Blanchard, 1846), already known humid southern areas country, its northern Dry Chaco. The publication date P. xanthurus—1846, not 1843, 1845, or 1847 as mentioned—is clarified, additional data on chromatic...
A new species, Ateuchus tona, from the eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The unique set characters this particularly unusual sexual dimorphism in sixth abdominal ventrite, which largely expanded medially only males, clearly separates species all other known Ateuchus. was found 2004 during a single sampling event protected area. Since most cloud forests are subject to extensive deforestation, additional needed gather information about species' conservation status....