First report of two species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest
AUTOR(ES)
Alves-Oliveira, João Rafael, Mendes, Diego Matheus de Mello, Campos, Douglas de, Silva-Neto, Alberto Moreira da, Morais, José Wellington de, Grossi, Paschoal Coelho
FONTE
Rev. Bras. entomol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-12
RESUMO
ABSTRACT We report for the first time the occurrence of two species of scarab beetles, Phileurus carinatus declivis Prell, 1914 (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) and Cyclidius elongatus (Olivier, 1789) (Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel, 1896, a neotropical arboreal ant species. This report indicates that these two beetle species are associated, at least as inquilines, to this ant species, although the nature of this relationship remains unclear.
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