THE DIVERSITY OF TRUE DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN LARGE MAMMAL DUNG WITHIN THE WASGOMUWA NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA
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Summary
This survey was conducted during the prolonged dry season using active and passive methods of sampling and revealed the presence of 25 species, including one endemic, Onthophagus martialis, representing eight genera, suggesting the possibility that this forest is equally as rich in dung beetles as forests of the wet zone reported by others.
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- 2015-08-15
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Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae, Dung beetle, Species richness, National park
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