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Literature » New species of Coprini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taken from the pelage of three toed sloths (Bradypus tridactylus L.) (Edentata: Bradypodidae) in Central amazonia with a brief commentary on scarab-sloth relationships
New species of Coprini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taken from the pelage of three toed sloths (Bradypus tridactylus L.) (Edentata: Bradypodidae) in Central amazonia with a brief commentary on scarab-sloth relationships
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1980 |
| Authors: | B. C. Ratcliffe |
| Journal: | The Coleopterists Bulletin |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Pagination: | 337-350 |
| Abstract: | Two of three species of Scarabaeidae associated with the three toedsloth in the vicinity of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil are described as new:Trichillum adisi and Uroxys besti. The pupa and third stage larva of T.adisi are described. Ecological aspects of the sloth-scarab associationsare discussed.
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