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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Vishnevskaya MS, Kiriukhin BA, Montreuil O, Lopes F, Tarasov SI. Amplicon metagenomics of dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) as a proxy for lemur (Primates, Lemuroidea) studies in Madagascar. Zookeys 2023; 1181:29-39. [PMID: 37810459 PMCID: PMC10556875 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1181.107496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) are among the most cost-effective and informative biodiversity indicator groups, conveying rich information about the status of habitats and faunas of an area. Yet their use for monitoring the mammal species, that are the main providers of the food for the dung beetles, has only recently been recognized. In the present work, we studied the diet of four endemic Madagascan dung beetles (Helictopleurusfissicollis (Fairmaire), H.giganteus (Harold), Nanosagaboides (Boucomont), and Epilissussplendidus Fairmaire) using high-throughput sequencing and amplicon metagenomics. For all beetle species, the ⅔-¾ of reads belonged to humans, suggesting that human feces are the main source of food for the beetles in the examined areas. The second most abundant were the reads of the cattle (Bostaurus Linnaeus). We also found lower but significant number of reads of six lemur species belonging to three genera. Our sampling localities agree well with the known ranges of these lemur species. The amplicon metagenomics method proved a promising tool for the lemur inventories in Madagascar.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrey V. Frolov
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesSaint PetersburgRussia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesSaint PetersburgRussia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesSaint PetersburgRussia
- Department of Entomology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, RussiaSaint Petersburg State UniversitySaint PetersburgRussia
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- AquaBioSafe Laboratory, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, RussiaUniversity of TyumenTyumenRussia
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- National Museum of Natural History, Paris, FranceNational Museum of Natural HistoryParisFrance
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Neita-Moreno JC. Phylogenetic analysis of the Neotropical scarab beetle tribe Aegidiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Orphninae) with description of new taxa. Zookeys 2023; 1166:33-47. [PMID: 37323473 PMCID: PMC10265217 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1166.102813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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In the Neotropics, orphnine scarab beetles are represented by the endemic tribe Aegidiini Paulian, 1984 with five genera and over 50 species. Phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters of all supraspecific taxa of Orphninae showed that Aegidiini is comprised of two lineages. New subtribes, Aegidiina subtr. nov. (Aegidium Westwood, 1845, Paraegidium Vulcano et al., 1966, Aegidiellus Paulian, 1984, and Onorius Frolov & Vaz-de-Mello, 2015, and Aegidininasubtr. nov. (Aegidinus Arrow, 1904) are proposed to better reflect this phylogeny. Two new species of Aegidinus are described: A.alexanderisp. nov., from the Yungas in Peru and A.elbaesp. nov. from the Caqueta moist forests ecoregion in Colombia. A diagnostic key to Aegidinus species is given.
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- Andrey V. Frolov
- Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St.-Petersburg 199034, RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesSt. PetersburgRussia
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- Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St.-Petersburg 199034, RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of SciencesSt. PetersburgRussia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín, Boyacá, ColombiaInstituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von HumboldtBoyacáColombia
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Frolov AV, Vishnevskaya MS, Akhmetova LA. Identification of larvae of two Aphodius Helwig, 1798 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) species using morphology and DNA barcode. Zootaxa 2021; 5047:153-164. [PMID: 34810774 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5047.2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The third instar larvae of Aphodius (Alocoderus) hydrochaeris (Fabricius, 1798) and A. (Bodilus) ictericus (Laicharting, 1781) are described based on scanning electron microscopy and COI sequences. COI barcode sequence for A. (A.) hydrohaeris is provided for the first time. Two haplotypes are discovered in A. (B.) ictericus.
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- Andrey V Frolov
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia. .
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- Chromas Research Resource Center, Saint-Petersburg State University, Oranienbaumskoe hwy. 2-5, Saint-Petersburg 198504, Russia. .
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia. .
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA. A new species of Aegidium Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 2021; 4927:zootaxa.4927.4.9. [PMID: 33756695 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.4.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In the Neotropical Region, Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are represented by the endemic tribe Aegidiini, which comprises five genera and 49 species (Paulian 1948; Colby 2009; Frolov Vaz-de-Mello 2015; Frolov et al. 2017a, 2017b, 2017c, 2019). Aegidium Westwood is the largest genus of the tribe and it comprises 24 valid species known from the southern Mexico in the north to Central Bolivia in the south (Frolov et al. 2015; Rojkoff Frolov 2017; Frolov Akhmetova 2020).
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- Andrey V Frolov
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia.
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Vaz-de-Mello FZ. Contribution to the knowledge of the Neotropical canopy dwelling genus Onorius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Orphninae): another species from southern Ecuador and notes on the hind gut morphology in the Orphninae. J NAT HIST 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1632952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrey V. Frolov
- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Vaz-de-Mello FZ. Contribution to the knowledge of Aegidinus Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae): new species and comments on the classification and nomenclature. J NAT HIST 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1606953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrey V. Frolov
- Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Vaz-de-Mello FZ. Revision of the Neotropical scarab beetle genus Aegidiellus Paulian (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) with description of two new species. J NAT HIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1353153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Andrey V. Frolov
- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
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Frolov AV, Ocampo FC, Akhmetova LA, Vaz-de-Mello F. A new genus and species of the termitophilous Neotropical Hybosorinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae) associated with Cornitermes (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the Cerrado ecoregion in Brazil. J NAT HIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1353150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Andrey V. Frolov
- Department of Biology and Zoology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Institute of Biosciences, Cuiabá, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Institute of Biosciences, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Vaz-de-Mello FZ. Revision of the mainland species of the Neotropical genusAegidiumWestwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae). J NAT HIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1319519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Andrey V. Frolov
- Department of Biology and Zoology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Institute of Biosciences, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Institute of Biosciences, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrey V. Frolov
- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology and Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Frolov AV, Montreuil O, Akhmetova LA. Review of the Madagascan Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with a revision of the genus <i>Triodontus</i> Westwood. Zootaxa 2016; 4207:zootaxa.4207.1.1. [PMID: 27988544 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4207.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is reviewed from Madagascar. A total of four genera and 39 species were found, all being endemic to the island. The following five new species are described: Triodontus ankarafantsikae, Triodontus lemoulti, Triodontus viettei, Triodontus fairmairei, and Triodontus inexpectatus. The following new synonymies are proposed: Orphnus nigrita Brancsik, 1893 is synonym of Triodontus hova (Fairmaire, 1868); Triodontus occidentalis Paulian, 1977 and Orphnus obsoletus Brancsik, 1893 are synonyms of Triodontus nitidulus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844); Triodontus vadoni Paulian, 1977 and Triodontus perrotorum Paulian, 1977 are synonyms of Triodontus owas Westwood, 1852. Lectotypes are designated for the following names: Orphnus nitidulus Guérin-Méneville, 1844 and Orphnidius modestus Benderitter, 1914. Keys, descriptions, illustrations of habitus and male genitalia, and distributional records maps are given for all species.
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- Andrey V Frolov
- Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, 199034 Sankt-Petersburg, Russia. MECADEV, UMR 7179 MNHN/CNRS, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Entomologie, CP 50, 45 rue Buffon, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociencias, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367, 78060-900 - Cuiaba, MT, Brazil.
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA. New data on the rare Afrotropical scarab beetles Orphnus drumonti Frolov and Delopleurus naviauxi Frolov et Cambefort (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Orphninae and Scarabaeinae). Biodivers Data J 2015:e5444. [PMID: 26379459 PMCID: PMC4562166 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.3.e5444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The scarab beetle genera Orphnus Macleay and Delopleurus Boheman are most speciose in the Afrotropical region. However, a number of species are only known from type specimens, sometimes only from one sex. NEW INFORMATION New locality records of Orphnus drumonti Frolov (Orphninae) and Delopleurus naviauxi Frolov et Cambefort (Scarabaeinae) are given. The previously unknown female of the former and male of the latter species are described.
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA. Rediscovery of the enigmatic Stenosternus costatus Karsch (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from São Tomé Island. Zootaxa 2015; 4007:440-4. [PMID: 26623824 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.3.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrey V Frolov
- Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St.-Petersburg, 199034 Russia.;
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900 Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; unknown
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Frolov AV, Akhmetova LA, Scholtz CH. Revision of the obligate mushroom‐feeding African “dung beetle” genusCoptorhinaHope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). J NAT HIST 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/00222930802002535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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