RESUMO: Aim: This study provides a climate-driven projection of the current distribution of dung beetle species recorded in gallery forests in the Brazilian Cerrado. These are vulnerable and underestimated environments of the Cerrado, characterized by a unique biodiversity, and home to species from other biomes such as the Amazon and Atlantic Forest in South America. Additionally, we selected species with different distribution patterns and projected past and future climate scenarios to assess the temporal effects of climate change on their distribution. We also provide an updated species checklist for this environment. Location: Neotropical region: gallery forest and associated environments. Taxon: Scarabaeinae. Methods: Species distribution models based on current climatic variables were used to estimate suitable areas. We selected species with different distribution patterns and projected their occurrence under Late Pleistocene paleoclimatic scenarios and future Anthropocene scenarios to assess spatiotemporal changes. Finally, we identified areas of climatic stability that may function as potential refugia. Results: The results indicate that habitat-generalist species and those adapted to disturbances tend to maintain or even expand their distribution. In contrast, species with narrow geographic ranges or specialised habitat needs are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. We found that species that experienced greater climatic instability during the Late Pleistocene are precisely those projected to lose the most climatically suitable areas in the future. The main macrorefugia for these species were the Atlantic and Andean forests. Main Conclusions: This study reinforces the role of Cerrado’s gallery forests as climate refugia and historical corridors for biotic flow between the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. Consequently, we provide insights and identify areas of climatic stability to guide conservation efforts and inform environmental public policies.