First record of necrophagy by Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)
First record of necrophagy by Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). The S. nigriceps specimen was observed making small cuts and removing portions of the carcass of a frog Haddadus binotatus (Spix) in February 24, 2011, in Serra do Japi, São Paulo State, Brazil. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262012000200014&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | First record of necrophagy by Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). The S. nigriceps specimen was observed making small cuts and removing portions of the carcass of a frog Haddadus binotatus (Spix) in February 24, 2011, in Serra do Japi, São Paulo State, Brazil. This note presents another record of necrophagy for Scybalocanthon. |
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| ISSN: | 1806-9665 |