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      The species description process of North and Central American Geotrupinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae) Translated title: Proceso de descripción de especies de Geotrupinae norte y centroamericanos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae)

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          The description process for North and Central American species of Geotrupinae was analyzed and compared with that of Western Palaearctic species. This process was fitted to an asymptotic function to explore when the curve stabilized. By means of GLMs, the influence of some variables from 3 different groups (body size, geographic range and location) was examined, taking into account both pure and combined effects on the development of the process of species description. The accumulation curve of North and Central American Geotrupinae showed that probably 84-91% of the total number of species is already known and 10-20 species remain yet to be described. Body size has not shown any influence on Geotrupinae species description for either region. The most influential elements were the pure effect of the geographic range, followed by the pure effect of the geographic location, and their combined effect. These same variables were also the most influential in the Western Palaearctic region, although with a different significance. As this species inventory remains yet to be completed, it is possible that some factors, such as distribution, could become progressively more important, as for the Geotrupinae species in the Western Palaearctic region.

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          Se analizó el proceso de descripción de especies de Geotrupinae de América del Norte y Central y se comparó con el de las especies del Paleártico Occidental. Este proceso se ajustó a una función asintótica para explorar cuándo la curva terminaba estabilizándose. A través de GLMs, se examinó la influencia de 3 tipos diferentes de variables (tamaño corporal, rango geográfico y localización) en el proceso de descripción, teniendo en cuenta sus efectos puros y combinados. La curva de acumulación de Geotrupinae de América del Norte y Central mostró que probablemente se conoce un 84-91% del número total de especies y que quedarían 10-20 especies por describir. El tamaño corporal no mostró ninguna influencia en los procesos de descripción de Geotrupinae. Los elementos más influyentes fueron el efecto puro del rango geográfico, seguido por el efecto puro de la localización geográfica y el efecto combinado entre ambos. Éstos fueron también los más significativos en el proceso de descripción de Geotrupinae en el Paleártico Occidental, aunque con una importancia relativa diferente. Como el inventario de especies de Geotrupinae norte- y centroamericanos aún se encuentra incompleto, es posible que algunos factores, como el rango de distribución, sean progresivamente más importantes, como sucede en las especies de Geotrupinae del Paleártico Occidental.

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                Journal
                rmbiodiv
                Revista mexicana de biodiversidad
                Rev. Mex. Biodiv.
                Instituto de Biología (México, DF, Mexico )
                1870-3453
                2007-8706
                August 2010
                : 81
                : 2
                : 299-308
                Affiliations
                [01] Madrid orgnameMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales orgdiv1Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva Spain
                [02] Madrid orgnameUniversidad Complutense de Madrid orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas orgdiv2Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física Spain
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                S1870-34532010000200007 S1870-3453(10)08100200007
                98605316-02cf-499b-9c34-61b0966cc27b

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                : 28 September 2009
                : 29 May 2009
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                Taxonomy and systematics

                descripción de especies,geographic location,geotrupids,Nearctic region,species description,escarabajos coprófagos,geotrúpidos,localización geográfica,rango de distribución,región Neártica,tamaño corporal,dung beetles,distribution range,body size

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