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New records of dung beetle fauna from Pakistan
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies · 2015 · Vol. 3(3) · pp. 428–430
Abstract
Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae; Coleoptera) were collected from district Gujrat, Bhimber, Mirpur and Kotli. A total of 548 specimens were recorded and identified into 2 families, 7 genera, 4 tribes and 18 species. Catharsius (Catharsius) sagax (Quenstedt, 1806), Tiniocellus (Tiniocellus) spinipes (Roth, 1851), Oniticellus (Oniticellus) cinctus, (Fabricius, 1775), of family Scarabaeinae and Aphodius (Paraphodius) crenatus (Harold, 1862) of family Aphodiinae are new to dung beetle fauna of Pakistan and being reported for the first time.
Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyPlant and soil sciencesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaScarabaeidaeScarabaeinaeDung beetleFaunaBiologyEcologyZoology
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