Abstract

ARI NORIEGA, JORGE; MORENO, JULIANA; OTAVO, SAMUEL  and  CASTANO, EDUARDO. NEW DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS FOR Digitonthophagus Gazella (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN COLOMBIA. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.1, pp.201-204. ISSN 0120-548X.

The introduced dung beetle Digitonthophagus Gazella was reported for the Caribbean Region of Colombia in the 90's. During a survey carried out along the Magdalena river, new records of the presence of this species were found in the departments of Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Santander and Tolima for the first time.

Keywords : dung beetle; invasive species; dispersion.

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