First report of Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) for the Department of Sucre, Colombia

Lack knowledge of dung beetles of Sucre’s department is possessed, so they were carried out a series of samplings to estimate the diversity of these. They were carried out 4 collections between june and august 2008, in an area used for the cattle-raising and agriculture located in the Serranía de Coraza, Colosó – Sucre. Using two types of traps: pitfall traps and flight interception, supplemented with manual capture. 44 individuals of Digitonthophagus gazella were captured. This constitutes the first report for the department of Sucre (Colombia).

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