Nidificación del escarabajo coprófago Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) en condiciones de laboratorio
Nidification fo the dung beetle Onthophagus curvicornis Latreille, 1811 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in laboratory conditions
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.fac.cienc.v6n2.64004Keywords:
Biología de suelos, ciclo de vida, región andina, cría, cautiverio (es)Soil biology, life cycle, andean region, breeding, captivity (en)
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El escarabajo coprófago Onthophagus curvicornis está ampliamente distribuido en la región andina y es uno de los escarabajos más abundantes en áreas protegidas y ambientes urbanos y semiurbanos del área metropolitana de Medellín. Con el objetivo de estudiar la nidificación y la duración de su ciclo de vida, se colectaron individuos en el campus de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín y se confinaron en cámaras de cría de vidrio, las cuales se llenaron con tierra, a los escarabajos se les suministró excremento de vaca en la parte superior; en cada cámara se depositó una pareja del escarabajo. El patrón de nidificación de O. curvicornis es similar a lo reportado para otras especies del mismo género, sin embargo, la cooperación bisexual es mayor. Los escarabajos construyen túneles inclinados o verticales debajo de la fuente de alimento, con un promedio de 1.9 masas nido por túnel, en la construcción del nido participan tanto la hembra como el macho y alcanzan profundidades de 16.06 6.27 cm. Su ciclo de vida de huevo a adulto dura 55.5 1.12 días.
The dung beetle Onthophagus curvicornis is widely distributed in the Andean region and is the most abundant dung beetle in protected areas and urban and semi-urban environments in the metropolitan area of Medellin. With the aim of studying their nesting and life cycle; individuals were collected on the campus of the National University of Colombia in the Medellin city and were confined in glass rearing chambers, which were filled with soil and beetles were given cow dung in the top, in each chamber was deposited a couple of the beetle. The nesting pattern of O. curvicornis is similar to that reported for other species of the genus. Beetles built vertical or inclined tunnels under the food source, On average with 1.9 brood mass per tunel, nest building involves both, the female and male, and they reach depths of 16.06 6.27 cm and life cycle since egg to adult lasts 55.5 1.12 days.
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