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A revision of the Phyllophaga subgenus Tridonyx Saylor (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
By Warner W.B., Morón M.A.
J. Kans. Ent. Soc. 65: 321‒340, 1992

On the tribal classification of the Nearctic Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with descriptions of new species of Acoma
By Evans A.V., Smith A.B.T.
Zootaxa 4748: 51–77, 2020
Full title: On the tribal classification of the Nearctic Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with descriptions of new species of Acoma Casey, 1889 📥︎

An electronic checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Version 3
By Evans A.V., Smith A.B.T.
Electronically published, Ottawa, Canada. 353 pp., 2009

New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae) IX
By Dawson, R.D.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 60: 65-77 + plates, 1952
Descriptions of new species and summary of distributions.

Studies in the Scarabaeidae of North America (Coleoptera). Parts I & II.
By Robinson, M.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 67: 127-136., 1941
Robinson, M. (1941) Studies in the Scarabaeidae of North America (Coleoptera). Parts I & II. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 67: 127-136.

SCIENTIFIC NOTE: Observations of urban dung beetles utilizing dog feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
By Cave, R.D.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 400-401., 2005
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Cave, R.D. (2005) SCIENTIFIC NOTE: Observations of urban dung beetles utilizing dog feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 400-401.

This note presents a compilation of observations of dung beetles found utilizing dog dung in Austin, Texas. A total of 1,272 dung beetles representing sixteen species were found between September 1999 and January 2004. Locations where beetles were collected or observed ranged from approximately 25 km east to 12 km west, and 12.3 km south to 10.95 km north of the State Capitol building. Identifications were made using keys published by Howden and Cartwright (1963), Woodruff (1973), Gordon (1983), and Ratcliffe (1991).

Notes on some species of Canthon and Dichelonyx (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
By Brown W.J.
Can. Entomol. 78: 104–109, 1946

Taxonomic review of the North American dung beetle genus Melanocanthon Halffter, 1958
By Edmonds, W.D.
Insecta Mundi, 2023
Edmonds, W.D. 2023. Taxonomic review of the North American dung beetle genus Melanocanthon Halffter, 1958 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini). Insecta Mundi 1014: 1-28.