Observaciones del cortejo en Megaceras jasoni (Coleóptera, Scarabaeidae), escarabajo rinoceronte o gran escarabajo de cuernos

Kelly Swing

doi:10.18272/aci.v4i1.78

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012), SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

Observations of courtship in Megaceras jasoni (Coleóptera, Scarabaeidae), the rhinoceros beetle or great horned scarab

SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Kelly Swing⁺⁻

Kelly Swing

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Keywords

scarab
courtship
Yasuní
Megaceras

How to Cite

Swing, K. (2012). Observations of courtship in Megaceras jasoni (Coleóptera, Scarabaeidae), the rhinoceros beetle or great horned scarab. ACI Avances En Ciencias E Ingenierías, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v4i1.78

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Abstract

Megaceras jasoni has been observed in courtship at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS-USFQ) in Yasuní on two occasions, but only once resulting in mating. Observations of related behavior are reported here.

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