title: A review of the natural history of adult Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Argentina and adjacent countries.
abstract: A compilation of the known natural history of adult Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Argentina and adjacent countries is provided. Food items of adult Cetoniinae include pollen and/or nectar (flower visitors), sap and/or slime flux, ripened fruits on plants, green tissues and leaves, and honey. Of the 36 species of Cetoniinae from Argentina, food items are known only for 11 species (30.5%). Attraction to light and bait-traps, adult activity periods, vertebrate predators, and the occurrence in bird nests are presented and discussed. Other insects that share the same food sources and bait-traps with Cetoniinae are mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Entomología. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. 4º Piso, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: megacyllene@yahoo.com.ar.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Di Iorio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001717:Birds; D001517:Coleoptera; D004032:Diet; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male