20 May 2026
A new species in the southern African dung beetle genus Frankenbergerius Balthasar, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coptorhinini)Publisher siteZootaxa, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
UniversitiesCHRISTIAN M. DESCHODT
Active, last published 2026
In scarabaeidae beetle taxonomy and biogeography
CHRISTIAN M.
DESCHODT
Scholar“Research focused on Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography and adjacent fields.”
University of Pretoria
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01 · About the work
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HRISTIAN M. DESCHODT is a researcher working on Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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CHRISTIAN's work has been cited 361 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography×58Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna×25Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution×19Plant and soil sciences×19Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies×15
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of PretoriaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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8 works25 Mar 2026Open access1cites
Oxygen supply through the tracheolar–muscle system does not constrain insect gigantismPublisher siteNature, Physiological and biochemical adaptations
16 Feb 2026Open access
Transfer of three species of Namakwanus Scholtz & Howden to Versicorpus Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz or to Namaphilus gen. nov., with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)Publisher siteThe Catalogue of Life, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
16 Feb 2026Open access
Replacement names for the dung beetle genus Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 and the tribe Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)Publisher siteThe Catalogue of Life
16 Feb 2026Open access
The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern AfricaPublisher siteThe Catalogue of Life
16 Feb 2026Open access
Hathoronthophagus, new replacement name for Hathor Deschodt, 2023, preoccupied genus-group name of a putatively myrmecophilic dung beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini)Publisher siteThe Catalogue of Life
16 Feb 2026Open access
An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South AfricaPublisher siteThe Catalogue of Life
4 Jan 2024Open access
Hathoronthophagus, new replacement name for Hathor Deschodt, 2023, preoccupied genus-group name of a putatively myrmecophilic dung beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini)Publisher siteZootaxa, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
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