Unusual teratological cases in Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): two specimens with multiple malformations
Journal Title: REVISTA CHILENA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA - Year 2022, Vol 48, Issue 2
Abstract
We described two similar teratological cases with multiple malformations and loss of symmetry observed in specimens of Amithao decemguttatus (Waterhouse, 1876) (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) and Megaceras jason (Fabricius, 1775) (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Colombia.
Authors and Affiliations
Julián Clavijo-Bustos, Miguel Ángel Torres, Jhon Cesar Neita-Moreno
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- DOI 10.35249/rche.48.2.22.18
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