First Record of Scirtidae (Coleoptera) Associated With Decaying Carcasses in the Neotropical Region

First Record of Scirtidae (Coleoptera) Associated With Decaying Carcasses in the Neotropical Region

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During a two-year study on the insect fauna associated with pig carcasses in an Atlantic forest remnant in João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil, 127 adult Scirtes sp. were collected. This is the first record of specimens of the family Scirtidae associated with carcasses in the Neotropical region. P...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Farias, Daniel Dal-Bó, Wellington Santos, Antonio Creão-Duarte, Patricia Thyssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2013-07-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
Subjects:
Besouros Scirtes
entomologia forense
Mata Atlântica
Marsh beetles
forensic entomology
Atlantic forest
Online Access:http://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/ebrasilis.v6i2.311

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