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Distribution of Canthon rutilans rutilans and Canthon rutilans cyanescens Along Spatio-Temporal and Temperature Gradients

Maristela Carpintero Hensen,
Malva Isabel Medina Hernández,
Pedro Giovâni Da Silva,
Valentina Amore and
Jorge M. Lobo

Insects2018, 9(4), 124;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9040124

21 September 2018

Subspecies is a debated taxonomic rank that, in some cases, could indicate that a speciation process is taking place. Studying the degree of co-occurrence among subspecies along environmental gradients may help to determine its taxonomic status. In t...

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Description of Three New Species of the Canthon indigaceus Species Group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Victor Moctezuma,
José Luis Sánchez-Huerta,
Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros,
Janet Nolasco-Soto and
Gonzalo Halffter

Taxonomy2025, 5(2), 26;https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5020026

3 May 2025

We describe three new species: Canthon mezcalis Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta, and Halffter sp. nov. from the Valles Centrales region in Oaxaca, Mexico; Canthon hondurensis Moctezuma and Sánchez-Huerta sp. nov. from Honduras; and Canthon wo...

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A New Species in the Canthon indigaceus Species Group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from the Mexican Pacific Coast

Sara Lariza Rivera-Gasperín,
Fernando Escobar-Hernández and
Lucrecia Arellano

Taxonomy2025, 5(1), 11;https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5010011

20 February 2025

The Canthon indigaceus species group represents a Typical Neotropical distributional pattern with wide penetration into the Mexican Transition Zone. This group consists of three species: C. (C.) indigaceus LeConte; C. (C.) chiapas Robinson; and...

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Bajacanthon, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna

Gonzalo Halffter,
Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros,
Janet Nolasco-Soto,
Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez and
Sara Rivera-Gasperín

Diversity2022, 14(2), 109;https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020109

3 February 2022

In this study, data are presented for the designation of the new subgenus (Bajacanthon) for Canthon obliquus Horn, 1894 (Deltochilini). The new subgenus Bajacanthon is described based on a multiple evidence approach using morphological and molecular...

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Morphometric Modifications in Canthon quinquemaculatus Castelnau 1840 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae): Sublethal Effects of Transgenic Maize?

Victor Michelon Alves and
Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

Insects2017, 8(4), 115;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8040115

21 October 2017

The effects of transgenic compounds on non-target organisms remain poorly understood, especially in native insect species. Morphological changes (e.g., changes in body size and shape) may reflect possible responses to environmental stressors, like tr...

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Effects of Land-Use Change on the Community Structure of the Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) in an Altered Ecosystem in Southern Ecuador

Vinicio Carrión-Paladines,
Andreas Fries,
Andrés Muñoz,
Eddy Castillo,
Roberto García-Ruiz and
Diego Marín-Armijos

Insects2021, 12(4), 306;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12040306

30 March 2021

This study evaluated the effects of land-use change (L-UCH) on dung beetle community structure (Scarabaeinae) in a disturbed dry ecosystem in southern Ecuador. Five different L-UCH classes were analyzed by capturing the dung beetle species at each si...

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