Observations on the feeding behaviour of Tetraechma tarsalis (Balthasar 1939) (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Canthonina)

DOI

10.1080/03946975.1997.10539327

Publication Year

1997

Publication Site

Tropical Zoology

Journal Volume

10

Page Numbers

57–61

Family

Scarabaeidae

Species 1 Binomial

Tetraechma tarsalis

General topic

Ecology

Specific topic

dung type

Author

Luzzatto, M; Monteresino, E; Zunino, M

Abstract Note

We report new observations on the feeding habits of the small Canthonina beetle Tetraechma tarsalis (Balthasar 1939), endemic to the arid zones of central Argentina.