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Scarabaeoidea

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic superfamily within the infraorder Scarabaeiformia — the scarab beetles and many related beetles.

Etymologies

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Scarabaeus +‎ -oidea

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Examples

  • The wide range of trophic resources consumed by Geotrupidae dung beetles and the generally accepted saprophagous habits of the Scarabaeoidea ancestors suggest that the consumption of acorns constitutes a faculty that takes advantage of previous morphological adaptations.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Hidalgo JN, Cardenas NM (1994) Escarabeidos coprófagos de las Sierras Subbéticas (provincia de Córdoba, España) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • (Scarabaeoidea, Geotrupinae) is an apterous dung beetle species endemic to the southern Iberian Peninsula.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Sánchez-Piñero F (1988) Contribución al conocimiento de las comunidades de escarabeidos de Chiclana de la frontera (Cádiz) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea).pp. 707-714.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • In general, an evolution towards coprophagy is evident in several Scarabaeoidea lineages.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Los Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) Coprófagos de las comarcas naturales de la provincia de Córdoba: II.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Sánchez-Piñero F, Ávila JM (1991) Análisis comparativo de los Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) coprófagos de las deyecciones de conejo y de otros mamíferos.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • The ancestral shift in feeding habits from saprophagy to coprophagy in the Scarabaeoidea probably coincided with the appearance of large terrestrial herbivores, particularly grazing Mesozoic reptiles and subsequently mammals

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Sandoval P, Schmidt J, Sánchez-Piñero (1988) Contribución al conocimiento de los Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) coprófagos de los excrementos de conejo de la provincia de Granada

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • Galante E (2004) Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

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