NEW DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS OF DIGITONTHOPHAGUS GAZELLA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN COLOMBIA

NEW DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS OF DIGITONTHOPHAGUS GAZELLA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN COLOMBIA

The introduced dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella was reported for the Caribbean Region of Colombia in the 90’s. During a survey carried out along the Magdalena River new records of the presence of this species were found in the departments of Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Santander and Tolima for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorge Ari Noriega, Juliana Moreno, Samuel Otavo, Eduardo Castaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Biológica Colombiana
Subjects:
escarabajos coprofagos
scarabaeidae
especies invasoras
dispersion
nuevos registros
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/22435
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Summary:The introduced dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella was reported for the Caribbean Region of Colombia in the 90’s. During a survey carried out along the Magdalena River new records of the presence of this species were found in the departments of Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Santander and Tolima for the first time.
ISSN:0120-548X
1900-1649

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