The first dung beetle retrieved from Coprinisphaeridae ichnofossils: Phanaeus violetaen. sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from Ecuadorian cangahua balls
A previously unknown species of dung beetle is described, related to a Coprinisphaeridae ichnofossils. Its discovery demonstrates that such structures really are fossil nests of Scarabaeinae beetles. The taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of the new species are discussed, as well as some hypot...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2013
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| Accesso online: | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/397 |
