Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (Jun 2012)

First record of necrophagy by Scybalocanthon nigriceps Harold (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)

  • Yuri F. Messas,
  • Hebert S. Souza,
  • Gustavo Schiffler,
  • Jober F. Sobczak

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 2
pp. 257 – 258

Abstract

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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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