2010
DOI: 10.21829/azm.2010.262724
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Registros de una especie invasora de escarabajo coprófago, Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), en Perú

Abstract: ABSTRACT. Digitonthophagus gazella, a dung beetle of indoafrican origin was first introduced to the Americas in the 1970s. Since then it has increased its range through deliberate introductions by national programs and by natural spread in the absence of geographical barriers. The species continues to expand its range as it invades new regions following the anthropogenic clearing of forests. We present the first reports of D. gazella in Peru and indicate that the species is now, perhaps, the most widespread du… Show more

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“…This dung beetle is native to hot, arid, and semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa (Tyndale-Biscoe, 1990). This species was introduced to Texas in 1970 and has spread (sometimes with deliberate human intervention) throughout much of the southern half of the U.S., southward to Uruguay and Argentina (Noriega et al, 2010). It was introduced to Australia (Tyndale-Biscoe, 1990).…”
Section: Native Rangementioning
confidence: 99%
“…This dung beetle is native to hot, arid, and semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa (Tyndale-Biscoe, 1990). This species was introduced to Texas in 1970 and has spread (sometimes with deliberate human intervention) throughout much of the southern half of the U.S., southward to Uruguay and Argentina (Noriega et al, 2010). It was introduced to Australia (Tyndale-Biscoe, 1990).…”
Section: Native Rangementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Within South America, D. gazella has been recorded due to both dispersion and unofficial introduction events in Colombia [18]- [25], Bolivia [26], Paraguay [27], Peru [28], and Argentina [29]; and only due to unofficial introduction events in Brazil [30] [31] [32], continental Chile, and Easter Island [33].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En Colombia se registró la presencia de esta especie en territorios insulares (San Andrés) en 1995 (NORIEGA, 2002). En territorios continentales entre 2004 y 2006 en localidades de los departamentos de Atlántico, Bolívar, Casanare, Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena y Vichada (NORIEGA et al, 2006;RIVERA y WOLFF, 2007).…”
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