Predation on Atta laevigata (Smith 1858) (Formicidae Attini) by Canthon virens (Mannerheim 1829) (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Silveira, F A O ^a   Santos, J C ^a   Viana, L R ^a   Falqueto, S A ^b   Vaz De Mello, F Z ^b   Fernandes, G W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Dung beetle; Leaf cutter ants; Nesting behavior

Indexed keywords

ATTA LAEVIGATA; ATTINI; CANTHON; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33749350804     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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