Soil Scarab Beetles<sup>1</sup>at Santa Marta, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Annual crops or exotic trees for cellulose extraction have replaced natural grassland areas of the Brazilian Pampa biome. These activities have been intensified in recent years and may lead to changes in the white grub complex. The objective of this study was to characterize the diversity and abundance of white grubs in cultivated and natural grassland areas of the Brazilian Pampa biome. We conducted samplings in natural grassland and cultivated areas throughout 18 locations in the Brazilian Pampa. Diversity index and nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) were used to compare the Melolonthidae community within and between cultivated and natural grassland areas. Diloboderus abderus Sturm, Cyclocephala modesta Burmeister, and Plectris sp.5 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) were the most abundant taxa, accounting for 49.08% of all white grubs collected from both land use types. Abundance, diversity, and evenness indices were greater in natural grassland than in cultivated areas. The NMDS demonstrated that natural grassland and cultivated areas share similar white grub species assemblages, with 22 species collected in both land use types. Our data suggest that most of the Melolonthidae species collected in the Brazilian Pampa are capable of persisting in cultivated areas. This is the first work characterizing the Melolonthidae community throughout the Brazilian Pampa, which is vital for implementing pest management tactics and conservation of beneficial species.

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Abundance and Diversity in the Melolonthidae Community in Cultivated and Natural Grassland Areas of the Brazilian Pampa

Valmorbida

Cherman

Jahn

et al. 2018

Environmental Entomology

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New Distribution Record for Phyllophaga latipes (Bates, 1888) with a Key to the Species of the Subgenus Chlaenobia from Oaxaca, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Guzmán-Vásquez

Martínez-Martínez

2020

The Coleopterists Bulletin

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El género Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) de México

Moctezuma

2021

dugesiana

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Se utilizó información proveniente de literatura para compilar el listado de la fauna de Onthophagus de México. Se encontraron un total de 120 especies, de las cuales 85 son endémicas de México. Se incluyen los patrones de distribución originalmente propuestos porHalffter (1964) y comentarios adicionales para la mayoría de las especies. Se encontraron registros de especies para todos los estados de la República Mexicana, con excepción de Baja California. México es el centro de diversificación de Onthophagus de América, con aproximadamente el 62% de las especies descritas para el continente. Oaxaca es el estado con mayor riqueza de especies y mayor número de endemismos. Se discuten los factores que promovieron la diversificación de Onthophagus en México. Onthophagus mesoamericanusZunino y Halffter, 1988 es resucitado de la sinonimia previa.

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Soil Scarab Beetles¹at Santa Marta, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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Abundance and Diversity in the Melolonthidae Community in Cultivated and Natural Grassland Areas of the Brazilian Pampa

Abundance and Diversity in the Melolonthidae Community in Cultivated and Natural Grassland Areas of the Brazilian Pampa

New Distribution Record for Phyllophaga latipes (Bates, 1888) with a Key to the Species of the Subgenus Chlaenobia from Oaxaca, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

El género Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) de México

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Soil Scarab Beetles1at Santa Marta, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

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Abundance and Diversity in the Melolonthidae Community in Cultivated and Natural Grassland Areas of the Brazilian Pampa

Abundance and Diversity in the Melolonthidae Community in Cultivated and Natural Grassland Areas of the Brazilian Pampa

New Distribution Record for Phyllophaga latipes (Bates, 1888) with a Key to the Species of the Subgenus Chlaenobia from Oaxaca, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

El género Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) de México

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Soil Scarab Beetles¹at Santa Marta, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico