title: Fimicolous Histeridae coleoptera in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
abstract: Fecal masses recently excreted and/or almost dry were collected weekly in a pasture of Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, from May 1990 to April 1992. The feces were conditioned in 15-liter opaque plastic buckets, containing lateral and top openings, where flasks were fastened for capturing Histeridae beetles present in these masses. Three thousand two hundred ninety-nine specimens were collected belonging to 11 species in the Genus: Phelister, Hister, Euspilotus, Acritus, and Xerosaprinus. The most frequent, constant, and abundant species were Phelister sp. nr. carinifrons and P. haemorrhous.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Rodovia Aquidauana-Cera, km 12, CEP 79200-000, Aquidauana, MS, Brazil. koller@cnpgc.embrapa.br
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035201:Brachiaria; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D012621:Seasons