Escarabajos coprófagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) de la Orinoquía colombiana

Abstract

The colombian Orinoco basin has registered 105 dung beetle species. Our study added 25 new records to the list of colombian dung beetles published in 2001. These new records are mainly attributed to the field expeditions of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute (IAvH) completed in the last few years to El Tuparro Natural National Park and the Mataven forest. Despite the low-sampling efforts for dung beetles in the colombian Orinoco basin, 35 % of the registered species for the country come from this region.

Keywords

• Escarabajos coprófagos
• Scarabaeinae
• Listado de especies
• Coleoptera
• Orinoquía