Clarke H. Scholtz

Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology,

University of Pretoria

1. Scholtz, C.H. 1978. Notes on plant galls formed by Lepidoptera in the Transvaal. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 41(1) : 45-49.
2. Scholtz, C.H. & E. Holm, 1978. An African bud-borer (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) with a complex life-cycle. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 41(1) : 1-7.
3. Scholtz, C.H. 1978. The occurrence and distribution of Trox F. (Coleoptera : Trogidae) in the Kruger National Park. Koedoe 21 : 81-89.
4. Scholtz, C.H. 1979a. Taxonomic revision and distribution of the genus Trox F. (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in South West Africa. Cimbebasia Ser. A. 5(3) : 179-200.
5. Scholtz, C.H. 1979b. The 'horridus'-group of Trox F. species (Coleoptera : Trogidae) in South Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 42(29) : 169-180.
6. Holm, E. & C.H. Scholtz, 1979. A revision of the genus Pachysoma M'Leay with an evaluation of the subtribe Pachysomina Ferreira and its genera (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 42(2) : 225-244.
7. *Scholtz, C.H. 1980. Insects of Saudi Arabia, Scarabaeoidea Coleoptera : Trogidae (Genus Trox). In: Wittmer, W. (ed.) Fauna of Saudi Arabia pp. 137-140. Geneve, Switzerland.
8. Holm, E. & C.H. Scholtz, 1980. Structure and pattern of the Namib dune ecosystem at Gobabeb. Madoqua 12(1) : 3-39.
9. Scholtz, C.H. 1980. Monograph of the genus Trox F. (Coleoptera : Trogidae) of subsaharan Africa. Cimbebasia Memoir No. 4 : 1-104.
10. Scholtz, C.H. 1981. Aptery in Trox (Coleoptera : Trogidae). Morphological changes and their relationship to habitat. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 44(1) : 83-87.
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11. Scholtz, C.H. 1982. Trophic ecology of Lepidoptera larvae associated with woody vegetation in a savanna ecosystem. South African Natural Science Progress Report No. 55 : 1-29.
12. Scholtz, C.H. 1982. Ecological considerations for sericulture in southern Africa. Proceedings of the Symposium "Interscience" pp. 123-130. University of the North, Pietersburg.
13. Scholtz, C.H. 1982. Catalogue of world Trogidae (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea). Entomology Memoir Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Republic of South Africa 54 : 1 - 27.
14. Scholtz, C.H. & A. Snyman, 1982. Results of a detailed investigation into commercial silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) rearing in southern Africa. Phytophylactica 14 : 119-112.
15. *Scholtz, C.H. & A. Snyman, 1982. Initial results of experimental silk production in southern Africa. Sericologia 22 (4) : 203-214.
16. Scholtz, C.H. 1983. A review of the genus Glaresis Erichson (Coleoptera : Trogidae) of subsaharan Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 46(2) : 209-225.
17. Scholtz, C.H. 1983. A New Species of Trox F. (Coleoptera : Trogidae) from Senegal with new distribution records for other African species. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 46(2) : 205-208.
18. *Scholtz, C.H. & R.G. Oberprieler, 1983. The genus Pachyonyx Schonherr (Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Cryptorrhynchinae) in South Africa : gall inciting weevils on wild legumes. Coleopterist's Bulletin 37(3) : 273-282.
19. *Scoble, M.J. & C.H. Scholtz, 1984. A new gall-feeding moth (Lyonetiidae) from South Africa with comments on larval habits and phylogenetic relationships. Systematic Entomology 9 : 83-94.
20. Holm, E. & C.H. Scholtz, 1984. The boundaries of the Kalahari region as derived from distribution maps of three beetle genera. In: Holm, E. (ed.). Notes on the coleopterous fauna of the Kalahari. Koedoe, Supplement 1984 : 154-157.
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21. *Holm, E. & C.H. Scholtz, 1985. A zoogeographical delimitation of the Kalahari subregion (South Africa), based on excluded species. Journal of Arid Environments 8 : 165-169.
22. Scholtz, C.H. 1985. Hemimerina. In: Scholtz, C.H. & E. Holm (eds.). Insects of Southern Africa Butterworths, Durban. p. 70.
23. Scholtz, C.H. & E. Holm, 1985. Scarabaeoidea. In. Scholtz, C.H. & E. Holm (eds.).Insects of Southern Africa Butterworths, Durban. pp. 214-223.
24. Scholtz, C.H. 1985. Endangered insects in South Africa, or paucity of information? (In Afrikaans) Editorial, in Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuur-wetenskap en Tegnologie 4(4) : 134-135.
25. *Bellamy, C.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1986. Two new species of gall-forming Sphenoptera Solier (Coleoptera : Buprestidae) from South Africa. Coleopterist's Bulletin 40(2) : 117-126.
26. *Crafford J.E. & C.H. Scholtz 1986. Impact of Embryonopsis halticella Eaton (Lepidoptera : Yponomeutidae) feeding in Marion Island tussock grassland. Polar Biology 6 : 191-196.
27. *Howden, H.F. & C.H.Scholtz 1986. Changes in a Texas dung beetle community between 1975-1985. Coleopterist's Bulletin 40(4) : 313-316.
28. Mostert, L.E. & C.H. Scholtz 1986. Systematics of the subtribe Scarabaeina (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). Entomology Memoir Department of Africulture Republic of South Africa 65 : 1-25.
29. *Scholtz, C.H. 1986. A new Species of Trox from Zambia. Coleopterist's Bulletin 40(1) : 29-31.
30. *Scholtz, C.H. 1986. Phylogeny and systematics of the Trogidae (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea). Systematic Entomology 11 : 355-363.
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31. *Scholtz, C.H. 1986. Revision of Trox of the Australasian Region. Australian Journal of Zoology : Supplementary Series 125 : 1-99.
32. Crafford, J.E., C.H. Scholtz & S.L. Chown 1986. The insects of the Prince Edward Islands; with a bibliography of entomological research in the Kerguelen Biogeographical Province. South African Journal of Antarctic Research 16(2) : 42-84.
33. Howden, H.F. & C.H. Scholtz 1987. A revision of the African genus Ondontoloma Boheman (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50(1) : 155-192.
34. Scholtz, C.H. & H.F. Howden 1987. A revision of the African Canthonina (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50(1) : 75-119.
35. Scholtz, C.H. & H.F. Howden 1987. A revision of the southern African genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50(1) : 121-154.
36. *Crafford, J.E. & C.H. Scholtz 1987. Differences in the insect composition of sub-Antartctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands: a result of human intervention? Biological Conservation 40 : 255-262.
37. Scholtz, C.H. & A.V. Evans 1987. A revision of the African Ochodaeidae (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50(2) : 399-426.
38. *Scholtz, C.H., D. D'Hotman & A. Nel. 1987. Glaresidae, a new family of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) to accommodate the genus Glaresis Erichson. Systematic Entomology 12 : 345-354.
39. *Scholtz, C.H., D. D'Hotman & A. Nel 1987. Systematic position of the genus Cryptogenius Westwood (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea). Coleopterists Bulletin 41(2) : 193-199.
40. *Crafford, J.E. & C.H. Scholtz 1987. Phenology of stranded kelp degradation by the kelp fly Paractora dreuxi mirabilis (Helcomyzidae) at Marion Island. Polar Biology 7: 289 - 294.
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41. Howden, H.F. & C.H. Scholtz 1988. A second species of the African genus Peckolus Scholtz & Howden (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 51(1) : 133-136
42. *Scholtz, C.H. 1988. Biology of Sparrmannia flava Arrow (Scarabaeidae : Melolonthinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 42(1) : 57-62.
43. Scholtz, C.H., D. D'Hotman, A.V. Evans & A. Nel 1988. Phylogeny and systematics of the Ochodaeidae (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 51(2):207-240.
44. *Scholtz, C.H. & S. Caveney 1988. Adaptations in trogid carrion beetles to extremely arid conditions. Journal of Arid Environments 15:179-191.
45. Rautenbach, I.L., A.C. Kemp & C.H.Scholtz 1988. Fluctuations in availability of arthropods correlated with microchiropteran and avian predator activities. Koedoe 31:77-90.
46. *Scholtz, C.H. 1989. Unique foraging behaviour in Pachysoma (= Scarabaeus) striatum Castelnau (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae): an adaptation to arid conditions? Journal of Arid Environments 16:305-313.
47. *Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1989. Cryptogam herbivory in Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. The Coleopterists Bulletin 43(3):165-169.
48. Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1989. Immature stages of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 52(2):253-275.
49. *Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1989. Biology and ecology of the Dusmoecetes Jeannel (Coleoptera : Curculiuonidae) species complex on Marion Island. Oecologia 80:93-99.
50. *Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1990. Description of the larva of Christensenia antarctica Brinck with implications for the phylogeny of the Ectemnorhinini. The Coleopterists Bulletin 44(3):255-264.
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51. *Scholtz, C.H. 1990. Phylogenetic trends in the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Journal of Natural History 24:1027-1066.
52. D'Hotman, Danielle & C.H. Scholtz 1990. Phylogenetic significance of the structure of the external male genitalia in the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Entomology Memoir 77:1-51.
53. *Scholtz, C. H. & S. Peck 1990. Description of a Polynoncus Burmeister larva, with implications for the phylogeny of the Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Systematic Entomology 15:383-389.
54. Nel, Annette & C.H. Scholtz 1990. Comparative morphology of the mouthparts of adult Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Entomology Memoir 80:1-84
55. *Scholtz, C.H. 1990. Revision of the Trogidae of South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Journal of Natural History 24:1391-1456.
56. *D'Hotman, Danielle & C.H.Scholtz, 1990. Comparative morphology of male genitalia of derived groups of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Elytron 4:3-39.
57. *Scholtz, C.H. & D.C. Carlson 1991. Nomenclatural changes in the Ochodaeidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 45(1):30.
58. *Scholtz, C.H. 1991. A new species of Omorgus (Trogidae) from West Africa. The Coleopterists Bulletin 45(2):112-114.
59. *Scholtz, C.H. 1991. Descriptions of Australian Omorgus Erichson larvae, with implications for the phylogeny of the Trogidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Invertebrate Taxonomy 5:827-835.
60. Scholtz, C.H. & K.S. Coles 1991. Description of the larva of Circellium bacchus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 54(2):261-264.
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61. *Scholtz, C.H. & J-P. Lumaret 1991. Descriptions of European Trox F. larvae (Coleoptera: Trogidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 45(4):317-322.
62. *Scholtz, C.H. & S. Caveney 1992. Daily biphasic behaviour in keratin-feeding desert trogid beetles in relation to climate. Ecological Entomology 17(2):155-159.
    
63. *Caveney, S. & C.H. Scholtz 1993. Evolution of ommatidium structure in the Trogidae (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 18:1-10
64. Scholtz, C.H. 1993. Descriptions of African Trogidae larvae, with implications for the phylogeny of the family. African Entomology 1:1-13.
65. *Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz 1993. Temperature regulation in the nocturnal melolonthine Sparrmannia flava. Journal of Thermal Biology 18(1):25-33
66. *Scholtz, C.H. 1993. Descriptions of South American Trogidae larvae. Coleopterists Bulletin 47(2):209-214.
67. Browne, D.J., C.H. Scholtz & J. Kukalova-Peck 1993. Phylogenetic significance of wing characters in the Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). African Entomology 1(2): 195-206.
68. *Friedlander, M. & C.H. Scholtz 1993. Two different patterns of interrupted spermatogenesis in winter diapause and summer quiescence in the desert beetle Omorgus freyi (Haaf) (Trogidae). Journal of Morphology 218: 1-12.
69. Scholtz, C.H. & S. Endrody-Younga 1994. Systematic position of Colophon_ Gray (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), based on larval characters. African Entomology 2(1): 13-20.
70. *Browne, D.J. & C.H. Scholtz 1994. The morphology and terminology of the hind wing articulation and wing base of the Coleoptera, with specific reference to the Scarabaeoidea. Systematic Entomology 19:133-143.

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71. *Scholtz, C.H., D.J. Browne & J. Kukalova-Peck 1994. Glaresidae, archaeopteryx of the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 19:259-277.
72. *Chown, S.L., C.H. Scholtz, C.J. Klok, F.J. Joubert and K.S. Coles 1995. Ecophysiology, range contraction and survival of a geographically restricted African dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Functional Ecology 9:30-39.
73. *Kruger, K. & C.H. Scholtz 1995. The effect of ivermectin on the development and reproduction of the dung-breeding fly Musca nevelli Kleynhans (Diptera: Muscidae). Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 53:13-18.
74. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown 1995. Insects in southern Africa: how many species are there? South African Journal of Science 91:124-126.
75. *Caveney, S., C.H. Scholtz & P. McIntyre 1995. Patterns of daily flight activity in Onitine dung beetles (Scarabaeinae: Onitini). Oecologia 103(4):444-452.
76. *Browne, D.J. & C.H. Scholtz 1995. The phylogeny of the families of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) based on characters of the hind wing articulation, hind wing base and wing venation. Systematic Entomology 20:145-173
77. *Scholtz, C.H. & D.J. Browne 1996. Polyphyly in the Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): a case for a new family. Journal of Natural History 30:597-614
78. *Browne, D.J. & C.H. Scholtz 1996. The morphology of the hind wing articulation and wing base of the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with some phylogenetic implications. Bonner Zoologische Monographien 40:5-200
79. *Van der Merwe, M., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Scholtz, C.H. 1996. Diversity of ground-living spiders at Ngome State Forest, Kwazulu/Natal: a comparative survey in indigenous forest and pine plantations. African Journal of Ecology 34:342-350.
    
80. *Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Lethal and sublethal effects of ivermectin on the dung-breeding beetles Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) and Onitis alexis Klug (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 61, 123-131.
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81. Muller, C., Freitag, S., Scholtz, C.H. & van Jaarsveld, A.S. 1997. Termite (Isoptera) distributions, endemism, species richness and priority conservation areas: consequences for land-use planning in South Africa. African Entomology 5(2), 261-271.
82. *Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Possible risk posed by drift of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen to the rare dung beetle Circellium bacchus (F.) in a national park. Journal of Insect Conservation 1, 215-220.
83. Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) diversity, systematics and conservation in southern Africa. H. Ulrich (ed.): Tropical biodiversity and systematics. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Systematics in Tropical Ecosystems, Bonn, 1994. Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, 1997.
84. *Le Lagadec, M.D., Chown, S.L. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Desiccation resistance and water balance in southern African keratin beetles (Coleoptera, Trogidae): the influence of body size, habitat and phylogeny. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 168, 112-122.
85. *Van Jaarsveld, A.S., Freitag, S., Chown, S.L., Muller, C., Koch, S., Hull, H., Bellamy, C., Kruger, M., Endrody-Younga, S., Mansell, M.W. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Strategies. Science 279, 2106-2108.
86. *Kruger, K., Scholtz, C.H. & Reinhardt, K. 1998. Effects of the pyrethroid flumethrin on colonisation and degradation of cattle dung by adult insects. South African Journal of Science 94, 129-133.
87. *Browne, D.J. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Evolution of the scarab hind wing articulation and wing base: a contribution towards the phylogeny of the Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Systematic Entomology 23, 307-326.
88. *Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Changes in the structure of dung insect communities after ivermectin usage. I. Impact under drought conditions. Acta Oecologica 19(5), 425-438.
89. *Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Changes in the structure of dung insect communities after ivermectin usage. II. Impact under favourable conditions. Acta Oecologica 19(5), 439-451.
90. *Chown, S.L., Pistorius, P. & Scholtz, C.H. 1998. Morphological correlates of flightlessness in southern African Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): testing a condition of the water conservation hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76: 1123-1133.
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91. *Friedlander, M., Eren Jeger, R. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. Intra-follicular visceral musculature in Omorgus freyi (HAAF) (Coleoptera: Trogidae) testes. International Journal of Insect Morphology 28, 5-11.
92. *Browne, D.J. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. A phylogeny of the families of the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 24, 51-84.
93. Davis, A.L.V., Scholtz, C.H. & Harrison, J. du G. 1999. New and threatened Afrotropical, dung beetle taxa in the Gondwanaland tribe Canthonini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). African Entomology 7(1), 77-84.
94. *Davis, A.L.V., Chown, S.L. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. Discontinuous gas-exchange cycles in Scarabaeus dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): temperature dependence and mass scaling. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 72(5), 555-565.
95. Dacke, M., Nordstrom, P. & Scholtz, C. 1999. Two sets of compound eyes in the dungbeetles Pachysoma: a specialisation for skylight navigation. Gottingen Neurobiology Report 1999. Proceedings of the 1st Gottingen Conference of the German Neuroscience Society 1999, Volume II, 27th Gottingen Neurobiology Conference. Edited by Norbert Elsner and Ulf Eysel.
96. Kruger, K., Lukhele, O.M. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. Survival and reproduction of Euoniticellus intermedius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in dung following application of cypermethrin and flumethrin pour-ons to cattle. Bulletin of Entomological Research 89(6), 543-548.
97. *Davis, A.L.V., Scholtz, C.H. & Chown, S.L. 1999. Species turnover, community boundaries, and biogeographical composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in South Africa. Journal of Biogeography 26, 1039-1055.
98. *Chown, S.L., Lelagadec, M.D. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. Partitioning variance in a physiological trait: desiccation resistance in keratin beetles (Coleoptera, Trogidae). Functional Ecology 13, 838-844.
99. *Davis, A.L.V., Chown, S.L., McGeoch, M.A. & Scholtz, C.H. 2000. A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptations. Journal of Insect Physiology 46, 553-562.
100. Bosch, M., Chown, S.L. & Scholtz, C.H. In press. Discontinuous gas exchange and water loss in the keratin beetle Omorgus radula: further evidence against the water loss hypothesis. Physiological Entomology.
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101. Scholtz, C.H. 2000. Evolution of flightlessness in Scarabaeoidea. Mitt. Mus. Nat. kd. Berl., Dtsch. entomol. Z. 47(1): 5-28.
102. Scholtz, C.H. In press. Review of insect systematic research in South Africa. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr.
103. Gussman, S.M.V. & Scholtz, C.H. 2000. Systematic revision of endemic southern African genera of Bolboceratinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae). Journal of Natural History 34(7), 1045-1123.
104. Gussmann, S.M.V. & Scholtz, C.H. In press. Systematic revision of the Afrotropical genus Bolbaffer Vulcano et al. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae: Bolboceratinae), with descriptions of eight new species. Journal of Natural History.
105. Davis, A.L.V., Scholtz, C.H. & Harrison, J. du G. In press. Cladistic, phenetic and biogeographical analysis of the flightless dung beetle genus, Gyronotus van Lansberge (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), in threatened eastern Afrotropical forests. Journal of Natural History.
106. Phillips, T.K. & Scholtz, C.H. In press. A new genus and species of trichome-bearing dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South Africa. African Entomology 8(2).

1. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown. 1993. Insect conservation and extensive agriculture: the savanna of southern Africa. In Gaston, K.J., T.R. New & M.J. Samways. Perspectives in insect conservation. pp. 75-95. Intercept, Andover, U.K.
2. Scholtz, C.H. & K. Kruger. 1995. Effects of ivermectin residues in cattle dung on dung insect communities under extensive farming conditions in South Africa. In Stork, N.E. & R. Harrington (eds). Insects in a changing environment. Chapter 22, pp 465-471. Academic Press, London.
3. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown. 1995. The evolution of habitat use and diet in the Scarabaeoidea: a phylogenetic approach. In: Pakaluk, J. and S.A. Slipinski (eds). Biology, phylogeny and classification of Coleoptera: papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Roy A. Crowson. pp. 355-374. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa, Poland.

1. Scholtz, C.H. Ecology of Embryonopsis halticella Eaton (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae): the major herbivore on Marion Island. International Symposium on sub-Antarctic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Paimpont, France. September 1986.
2. Scholtz, C.H. The status of insect systematics in South Africa. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Stellenbosch. July 1987.
3. Rautenbach, I.L., A.C.Kemp & C.H.Scholtz. Patterns of insect abundance and their effects on activities of bats and their avian predators. International Symposium on Predator: Prey Relationships. Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Pretoria. June 1988.
4. Scholtz, C.H. & S. Caveney. Adaptations in Trogidae carrion beetles to extremely arid conditions. XVIIIth International Congress of Entomology, Vancouver, Canada. July 1988.
5. Caveney, S. & C.H. Scholtz. Lens diversity in the superposition compound eyes of Trogidae beetles. XVIIIth International Congress of Entomology, Vancouver, Canada. July 1988.
6. Scholtz, C.H. Survival strategies of Trogidae under arid conditions. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Pietermaritzburg. July 1989.
7. Scholtz, C.H. Phylogeny and systematics of the Trogidae (Scarabaeoidea). International Congress of Coleopterology. Barcelona, Spain. September 1989.
8. Scholtz, C.H. & S. Caveney. Ecology of southern African desert Trogidae (Scarabaeoidea). International Congress of Coleopterology. Barcelona, Spain. September 1989.
9. Scholtz, C.H. Daily activity patterns of Kalahari Trogidae beetles in response to climate. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Bloemfontein. July 1991.
10. Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz. Endothermy in Kalahari Melolonthinae: two ways to be a nocturnal scarab. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Bloemfontein. July 1991.
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11. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown. Insect conservation and extensive agriculture: the savanna of southern Africa. XIX International Congress of Entomology. Beijing. July 1992.
12. Scholtz, C.H. & S. Caveney. Daily biphasic behaviour in keratin-feeding desert trogid beetles in relation to climate. XIX International Congress of Entomology. Beijing. July 1992.
13. Bishop, P.J. & C.H. Scholtz. Sound communication in trogid beetles (Trogidae). Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Johannesburg. July 1993.
14. Chown, S.L. & C.H. Scholtz. Insect conservation in the savanna of southern Africa. Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Biodiversity: the way forward. Pretoria. July 1993.
15. Kruger, K. & C.H. Scholtz. Effects of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic cattle drug on the dung-breeding fly Musca nevelli (Diptera, Muscidae). Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Johannesburg. July 1993.
16. Scholtz, C.H. & K. Kruger. Environmental consequences of ivermectin usage in southern Africa. Royal Entomological Society. Insects in a changing environment. Rothamstead, U.K. September 1993.
17. Scholtz, C.H. Effects of ivermectin residues in cattle dung on dung insect communities under extensive farming conditions in South Africa. MERCK ivermectin symposium. Herts, U.K. September 1993.
18. Scholtz, C.H., P. Bishop & M. Friedlander. Reproductive biology of Kalahari Omorgus (Coleoptera: Trogidae). Contemporary zoology in southern Africa. Zoological Society of SA symposium. Pietermaritzburg, July 1994.
19. Scholtz, C.H. & C.L. Bellamy. Invertebrate collecting in South Africa: its possible effect on rare species; and do we need more legislation. Invertebrate Conservation Workshop: Contemporary zoology in southern Africa. Zoological Society of SA symposium. Pietermaritzburg, July 1994.
20. Kruger, K. & C.H. Scholtz. Ecotoxicology of the antiparasitic cattle drug ivermectin. Contemporary zoology in southern Africa. Zoological Society of SA symposium. Pietermaritzburg, July 1994.
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21. Chown, S.L., C.H. Scholtz, C.J.Klok, F.J.Joubert & K.S.Coles. Ecophysiology, range contraction and survival of a geographically restricted African dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
22. Kruger, K. & C.H. Scholtz. Non-target effects of a broad-spectrum veterinary agent on dung insects. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
23. Kruger, K. & C.H. Scholtz. A frame-based model to assess the impact of a broad-spectrum veterinary drug on dung insect communities. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
24. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown. Insects in southern Africa: how many species are there. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
25. Scholtz, C.H. & S.L. Chown. The evolution of habitat use and diet in the Scarabaeoidea: a phylogenetic approach. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
26. Styles, C.V. & C.H. Scholtz. The mopani moth (Imbrasia belina); the moth that lays the golden egg. Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. Grahamstown, July 1995.
27. Scholtz, C.H. Insect systematics training in a developing country. BIONET-International Systematics Workshop. Cardiff, U.K. August 1995.
28. Kruger, K & Scholtz, C.H. Impact of ivermectin, a broad-spectrum veterinary drug, on dung beetles under South African conditions. Scarabiology Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa, January 1996.
29. Chown, S.L. Scholtz, C.H., Klok, C.J., Joubert, F.J. & Coles, K.S. Ecophysiology, range contraction and survival in a geographically restricted African dung beetle. Scarabiology Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa, January 1996.
30. Bishop, PJ & Scholtz, C.H. The acoustic behaviour of two species of trogid beetles: Omorgus asperulatus and O. freyi (Trogidae). Scarabiology Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa, January 1996.
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31. Caveney, S., Scholtz, C.H. & McIntyre, P. Patterns of daily flight activity in Onitine dung beetles (Scarabaeinae: Onitini). Scarabiology Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa, January 1996.
32. Scholtz, C.H. & Chown, S.L. The evolution of habitat use and diet in the Scarabaeoidea: a phylogenetic approach. Scarabiology Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa, January 1996.
33. Friedlander, M., Eren-Jeger, R. & Scholtz, C.H. Sperm release by an intratesticular muscular mechanism in the trogid beetle Omorgus freyi. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
34. Browne, D.J. & Scholtz, C.H. The systematics of the Scarabaeoidea. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
35. Scholtz, C.H. Geographic history of the Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
36. Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. Non-target effects of a broad-spectrum veterinary agent on dung insect communities. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
37. Chown, S.L. & Scholtz, C.H. The biogeography of weevils on southern ocean islands. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
38. Scholtz, C.H. & Chown, S.L. The evolution of habitat use and diet in the Scarabaeoidea: a phylogenetic approach. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, August 1996.
39. Harrison, J. du G., Scholtz, C.H. & Chown, S.L. 1997. Unique biology in flightless dung beetles, sufficient justification for generic or sub-generic status? Joint Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (11th) and the African Association of Insect Scientists (12th), University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
40. Kruger, K. & Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Effect of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen on the rare dung beetle Circellium bacchus (F.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Joint Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (11th) and the African Association of Insect Scientists (12th), University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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41. Davis, A.L.V. & Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Dung beetle distribution across an altitudinal gradient in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Joint Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (11th) and the African Association of Insect Scientists (12th), University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
42. Van Jaarsveld, A.S., Freitag, S., Muller, C., Koch, S., Hull, H., Scholtz, C.H., Bellamy, C., Kruger, M., Mansell, M. & Chown, S.L. 1997. Prospects for biodiversity surrogacy: congruence of complementary areas for taxa, rare taxa and rich areas. Symposium on Zoology and Human Welfare, Zoological Society of Southern Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
43. Wolmarans, I.R., Robinson, T.J. & Scholtz, C.H. 1997. Phylogeography of an endangered dung beetle Circellium bacchus (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera). Joint Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (11th) and the African Association of Insect Scientists (12th), University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
44. Scholtz, C.H. 1999. A review of insect systematics research in South Africa. Invited key-note speaker. Systematics in South Africa (The Inaugural Conference of the South African Society for Systematic Biology). 18-22 January 1999, Stellenbosch.
45. Pretorius, E. & Scholtz, C.H. 1999. Geometric morphometrics used for the first time at superfamily level: Analysis of the metendosternites of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). Second Biennial Conference of the Systematics Association, 23-27 August 1999, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
46. Scholtz, C.H. 1999. The role of universities in training and research. Keynote address, Twelfth Entomological Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 12-15 July 1999, Potchefstroom.
47. Geyser, A., Scholtz, C.H. & Louw, S. 1999. The effect of habitat transformation on dung beetle assemblages in different habitats. Twelfth Entomological Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 12-15 July 1999, Potchefstroom.
48. Scholtz, C.H. & Philips, T.K. 2000. Phylogeny of the dung beetles and evolution of feeding types (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Congress of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, 10-14 July 2000, Mtunzini.
49. Pretorius, R. & Scholtz, C.H. 2000. Geometric morphometric analysis of higher taxa: with specific reference to the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera). (Poster). Congress of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology, 10-14 July 2000, Mtunzini.
50. Scholtz, C.H. 2000. The evolution of feeding in dung beetles and their relatives (Scarabaeoidea), with special reference to post-K/T events. Symposium: Origin and Evolutionary Transformation of Mammals. Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany, 29-31 May 2000.
51. Scholtz, C.H. 2000. The evolution of habitat use and diet in the Scarabaeoidea: a phylogenetic approach. XXI International Congress of Entomology, Iguassu Falls, Brazil, 17-28 August 2000.

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