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Fimicolous histeridae coleoptera in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Document Type
article
Source
Brazilian Journal of Biology. August 2002 62(3)
Subject
coleopterans fimicolous
Histeridae
bovine feces
Language
English
ISSN
1519-6984
Abstract
Fecal masses recently excreted and/or almost dry were collected weekly in a pasture of Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, from May 1990 to April 1992. The feces were conditioned in 15-liter opaque plastic buckets, containing lateral and top openings, where flasks were fastened for capturing Histeridae beetles present in these masses. Three thousand two hundred ninety-nine specimens were collected belonging to 11 species in the Genus: Phelister, Hister, Euspilotus, Acritus, and Xerosaprinus. The most frequent, constant, and abundant species were Phelister sp. nr. carinifrons and P. haemorrhous.