First report of two species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest

First report of two species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest

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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Main Authors: Alves-Oliveira,João Rafael, Mendes,Diego Matheus de Mello, Campos,Douglas de, Silva-Neto,Alberto Moreira da, Morais,José Wellington de, Grossi,Paschoal Coelho
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262016000400359
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