Andrey Frolov

Andrey Frolov is interested in systematics, zoogeography, and morphology of Scarabaeoidea as well as in the theory of taxonomy (especially the relationship between classifications based on adult and larval characters) and phylogenetics. He is currently conducting research on the systematics of Orphninae, African Scarabaeinae, and Palearctic Aphodiinae.

Andrey Frolov
Department of Coleopterology
Laboratory of Insect Systematics
Zoological Institute RAS
Universitetskaya nab., 1
St.Petersburg, 199034
RUSSIA

Present address:
Andrey Frolov
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso,
Instituto de Biociencias, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia.
Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367
78060-900 - Cuiaba, MT
BRAZIL

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Frolov, A. V. (2014) Revision of the genus Delopleurus Boheman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with description of new species from Africa. Journal of Natural History 49(3-4): 129-154.

Akhmetova, L. A. & Frolov, A. V. (2014) A review of the scarab beetle tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) of the fauna of Russia. Entomological Review 94: 846-879.

Montreuil, O. & Frolov, A. (2014) Revision of the genus Adorodocia Brenske 1893 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Rutelinae: Adoretini) endemic to Madagascar. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (NS) 49: 460-475.

Frolov, A. V. (2012) Diagnosis, classification, and phylogenetic relationships of the orphnine scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Orphninae). Entomological Review 92: 782-797.

Frolov, A. V. (2010) Revision of the Madagascan genus Madecorphnus Paulian (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Orphninae). Journal of Natural History 44: 1095-1111.

Frolov, A. V. & Montreuil, O. (2009) A new genus of Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madagascar. Zoosystematica Rossica 18: 65-69. Davis, A. L. V., Frolov, A. V. & Scholtz, C. H. (2008) The African Dung Beetle Genera. Pretoria: Protea Book House.

Akhmetova, L. A. & Frolov, A. V. (2008) A review of scarabs of the subgenus Nobius Mulsant et Rey, Genus Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), of the fauna of Russia and neighboring countries. Entomological Review 88: 421-434.

Frolov, A. V. & Scholtz, C. H. (2005a) Revision of the southern African genus Frankenbergerius Balthasar with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of Natural History 39: 2355-2377.

Frolov, A. V. & Scholtz, C. H. (2005b) Revision of the southern African genus Macroderes Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N. S.) 40: 371-391.

Frolov, A. V. (2002a) A review of aphodiines of the subgenus Chilothorax Motschulsky, genus Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), from Russia and neighboring countries. Entomological Review 82: 1–18.

Frolov, A. V. (2002b) A review of the Aphodius Illiger, 1798 subgenus Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1859 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of China. Russian Entomological Journal 10: 395–399.

Frolov, A. V., Akhmetova, L. A. & Scholtz, C. H. (2008) Revision of the obligate mushroom-feeding African “dung beetle” genus Coptorhina Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of Natural History 42: 1477-1508.

Frolov, A. V. & Scholtz, C. H. (2003) Revision of the Afrotropical dung beetle genus Sarophorus Erichson (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). African Entomology 11: 183-198.

Frolov, A. V. (2001) A review of the subgenus Chilothorax of the genus Aphodius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) occuring in Mongolia with description of new species. Vestnik Zoologii 35: 39–45.