SCARABAEIDAE - SCARAB BEETLES
Scarabs are charismatic, large, stout-bodied beetles with distinctive clubbed antennae composed of lamellae which can be fanned out to detect odours. The front legs are broad and adapted for digging. Most scarabs are recyclers, scavenging on decaying material or dung - the family includes the famous Dung Beetles. Larvae are crescent-shaped and yellowish or white in colour.
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Thanks to Brett Ratcliffe, Caroli Hamel and Sebastian Herzog for their assistance with the identification of the species in this gallery.
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Gallery 1: Subfamily Dynastinae - Rhinoceros Beetles
FIGURE 1a - Bothynus (?) sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1b - Enema pan - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June 2005).
FIGURE 1c - Enema pan - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Enema pan - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1e - Megaceras sp.  - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1f - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1g - Strategus sp. male  - Mbaracayú Forest Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith April 2005).
FIGURE 1h - Strategus sp. female  - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
Gallery 2: Subfamily Rutelinae
FIGURE 2a - Pelidnota sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Pelidnota sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2c - Rutela lineola - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
FIGURE 2d - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ashley Hillman March 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2e - Unidentified sp.  - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2f - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2g - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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Gallery 3: Subfamily Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles
FIGURE 3a - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ted Faust May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3b - Malagoniella sp. - Departamento Ñeembucú (Alex Wild www.myrmecos.net)
FIGURE 3c - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3d - Dichotomius sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3e - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3f - Canthon quinquemaculatus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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Gallery 4: Other subfamilies
FIGURE 4a - Unidentified sp. (Subfamily Cetoniinae) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ashley Hillman March 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 4b - Unidentified sp. (Subfamily Unidentified) - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 4c - Unidentified sp. (Subfamily Unidentified) - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 4d - Unidentified sp. larva - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Jeni Oborn June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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