Christian M. Deschodt

Onderstepoort, GT, South Africa

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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A new species in the southern African dung beetle genus Frankenbergerius Balthasar, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coptorhinini).

A new species in the southern African dung beetle genus Frankenbergerius Balthasar, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coptorhinini).

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: May 19, 2026

The genus Chalcoderus Erichson, 1847: synonymy of Parascatonomus (Morettoeus) Ochi & Kon, 2023, and transfer of group 15 (d'Orbigny 1913, 1915) Afrotropical Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae).

The genus Chalcoderus Erichson, 1847: synonymy of Parascatonomus (Morettoeus) Ochi & Kon, 2023, and transfer of group 15 (d'Orbigny 1913, 1915) Afrotropical Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae).

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: January 21, 2026

Replacement names for the dung beetle genus Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 and the tribe Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae).

Replacement names for the dung beetle genus Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 and the tribe Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae).

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: March 11, 2025

Oxygen supply through the tracheolar-muscle system does not constrain insect gigantism.

Oxygen supply through the tracheolar-muscle system does not constrain insect gigantism.

Journal: Nature
Published: February 06, 2025

A new and unusually ornate southern African dung beetle species in d'Orbigny's Onthophagus Group 18 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini).

A new and unusually ornate southern African dung beetle species in d'Orbigny's Onthophagus Group 18 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini).

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: August 07, 2024

Hathoronthophagus, new replacement name for Hathor Deschodt, 2023, preoccupied genus-group name of a putatively myrmecophilic dung beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini).

Hathoronthophagus, new replacement name for Hathor Deschodt, 2023, preoccupied genus-group name of a putatively myrmecophilic dung beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini).

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: January 04, 2024

A new genus and species in the diverse dung beetle tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South Africa.

A new genus and species in the diverse dung beetle tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South Africa.

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: November 21, 2023

Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification.

Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification.

Journal: Nature communications
Published: January 09, 2023

Comparison with a syntype of Kheper cupreus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) confirms that Kheper namibicus Krajcik, 2006 is a synonym.

Comparison with a syntype of Kheper cupreus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) confirms that Kheper namibicus Krajcik, 2006 is a synonym.

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: July 27, 2022

An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa.

An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa.

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: January 27, 2022

The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern Africa.

The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern Africa.

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: April 14, 2020

Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa: celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria.

Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa: celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria.

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: January 23, 2020
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Last Updated: 09/26/2026