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Issue: Vol. 1499 No. 1: 7 Jun. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-06-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1499.1.2
Page range: 47–59
Abstract views: 97
PDF downloaded: 31

Digging down under: Australian Bolboceratini, their habits and a list of species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae)

Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6P4, Canada
Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6P4, Canada
The Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coleoptera Australia Bolboceratini natural history checklist

Abstract

The adult habits of the ten genera of Australian Bolboceratini (Scarabaeoidea, Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) are briefly discussed, mentioning at least one species in each genus. Morphological variation, food, and/or predation are described for some species. The eggs and larvae of Bolborhachium anneae Howden are discussed and pictured. A picture of one of the fungi used for adult food is included and one of push-ups marking burrows. The Australian species of Bolboceratini described through 2006 are listed.

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