Survey of Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) associated with bovine dung in the municipality of Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil

Authors

  • Carlos Henrique Marchiori Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Urutaí Author
  • Ândersen Terra de Oliveira ULBRA Author
  • Arício Xavier Linhares UNICAMP Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v22i0.2888

Keywords:

Insecta, Coleóptera, Arthropoda, Díptera, fezes bovinas

Abstract

The study of the Coleoptera associated with cattle dung pats had the objective of making a survey of the species in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Twenty samples of bovine dung were taken at random, each month, from eight-day-old pats, placed in plastic containers and taken to the laboratory. Coleopterans were extracted using Berlese funnel. The most frequent species were: species 1 (Histeridae), Ataenius aequalis Harold (1880) (Scarabaeidae), Oxytelus sp. (Staphylinidae)

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Henrique Marchiori, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Urutaí
    Tem experiência na área de Parasitologia, com ênfase em Entomologia Médica e Veterinária, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Diptera, Hymenoptera, parasitóides, controle biológico e inimigo natural Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-05-09

Issue

Section

Biology Sciences

How to Cite

Survey of Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) associated with bovine dung in the municipality of Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 22, 401-407. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v22i0.2888

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