Abstract

MARTINEZ-QUINTERO, Bedir G.; CULTID-MEDINA, Carlos A.  and  RUDAS-GRAJALES, Juan C.. Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.2, pp.448-451. ISSN 2448-8445.

We describe a new inexpensive and simple method for marking large dung beetles (>10 mm), which consists in tattooing a consecutive number on their elytra or pronotum with a Mototool. The recapture rate (18.5% of 1886 marked individuals) throughout five months shows high durability of the mark without affecting the integrity of the individual.

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