Identification handbook of the Scarabaeinae species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Pedro Giovâni da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia
  • Rocco Alfredo Di Mare Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Keywords:

dung beetle, Scarabaeoidea, dichotomous key, systematics, Atlantic Forest

Abstract

Here is presented a guide to identify the species of Scarabaeinae occurring in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, compiled from the literature and captured between May 2009 and April 2010 in forest fragments. A dichotomous key, characterization, illustrations (species collected) and ecological information for 35 species are provided.
Issue Cover Vol.: 11 Num: 4

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Published

2011-12-01

How to Cite

Silva, P. G. da, Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., & Mare, R. A. D. (2011). Identification handbook of the Scarabaeinae species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 11(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/888

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2011): v11n4

Section

Identification Keys

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