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Genus Cotinis

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The genus Cotinis Burmeister in the eastern United States, with description of a new species from the Florida Keys...

By Robert Woodruff
Insecta Mundi 0051: 1-13, 2008

Full title: "The genus Cotinis Burmeister in the eastern United States, with description of a new species from the Florida Keys, including a checklist of the genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)."

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 12 August, 2011 - 3:22pm

A Revision of the Genus Cotinis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

By Goodrich, M.A.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 59: 550-568, 1966

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 28 November, 2007 - 9:59pm

Japanese Beetles Facilitate Feeding by Green June Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on Ripening Grapes

By Derrick L Hammons, S. Kaan Kurtural, and Daniel A Potter
Environmental Entomology, 2008

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Contributed by Hisserdude on 18 April, 2020 - 9:33pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae)

The Asian mango flower beetle, Protaetia fusca (Herbst), and Euphoria sepulcralis (Fabricius) in Florida and the West Indies

By Woodruff R.E.
Insecta Mundi 20: 227‒231, 2006

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Contributed by v belov on 10 March, 2011 - 9:45am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 May, 2025 - 1:53pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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).

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 5 October, 2024 - 4:26pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Notes on some species of Canthon and Dichelonyx (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

By Brown W.J.
Can. Entomol. 78: 104–109, 1946

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Contributed by v belov on 7 June, 2024 - 6:52pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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.

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Contributed by Matthew Pintar on 30 October, 2023 - 5:00pm

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