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Surveys of Arkansas Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae): Phenologies, Mass Occurrences, State and Distributional Records
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An 18 mo survey of the seasonal activity and species composition of dung beetles from a cattle pasture on Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas and of 17 additional surveys, at various localities and habitats across Arkansas finds 64 species that are now known to occur in Arkansas.Abstract:
We present the results of an 18 mo survey of the seasonal activity and species composition of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae and Geotrupidae: Geotrupes) from a cattle pasture on Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas, and of 17 additional surveys, at various localities and habitats across Arkansas. Collections at the cattle pasture comprised 236,880 beetles, representing 22 species. Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar comprised 97.7% of the total trap catch, with the majority being collected in Jun., Jul. and Aug. 2007 which involved two separate mass occurrences during that time. From all surveys, we documented 22 state records, of which Colobopterus erraticus (Linnaeus) and Onthophagus taurus (Schreber) represented subtle range extensions to their known distributions, while the remaining 20 species were projected to occur in Arkansas. A checklist, distributional record and bibliography of the 64 species of dung beetles that are now known to occur in Arkansas are presented.read more
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Functional diversity and seasonal activity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) on native grasslands in southern Alberta, Canada
TL;DR: Dung beetles were collected with baited pitfall traps at three sites for three years on a native grassland in southern Alberta, Canada and core species consistently included Onthophagus nuchicornis and occasionally Chilothorax distinctus (Müller) and Colobopterus erraticus (Linnaeus).
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Indigenous and Exotic Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) Collected in Florida Cattle Pastures
Phillip E. Kaufman,Lois A. Wood +1 more
TL;DR: Dung beetles are important to healthy cattle pasture ecosystems as they provide for nutrient recycling, removal of waste products from the soil surface and assist in the reduction of pestiferous flies.
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Seasonal Occurrence (Phenology) of Coprophilous Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Hydrophilidae) from Cattle and Sheep Farms in Southeastern Michigan, USA
TL;DR: Seasonal patterns of species within the three groups were compared to seasonal patterns of the same species at more northern, more southern, and European locations and to predictions arising from climatic differences between these latitudes.
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A Review of Dung Beetle Introductions in the Antipodes and North America: Status, Opportunities, and Challenges.
TL;DR: The history of dung beetle introductions between the two regions is similar but has not previously been assessed: this is important as new introductions are continuing in the regions as discussed by the authors.
0153. Beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae and Scarabaeidae) from previously unsampled populations of pocket gopher burrows in Louisiana
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Ecological functions and ecosystem services provided by Scarabaeinae dung beetles
Elizabeth Nichols,Sacha Spector,Julio Louzada,Trond H. Larsen,Sandra Amézquita,Mario E. Favila +5 more
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