Heliocopris gigas Linneaus 1758
Heliocopris gigas Linneaus 1758
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The spherical brood balls of Heliocopris gigas measure approximately two inches in diameter and are coated with a thick layer of clay.
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Three species of mites Pelethiphis eiseleni Ryke and Meyer, Pelethiiphis vaneedeni Ryke and Meyer and Eviphis hastatellus transvalensis Ryke and Meyer are associated with Heliocopris gigas. Arrow (1951) claims that contending Heliocopris gigas males are sometimes found dead with their horns interlocked.
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Arrow G.J. (1951) Horned beetles, a study of the fantastic in nature, w. Junk, The Hague, pp. 1-154, pls. 1-15 and Ryke P.A.J. and Meyer M.K.P. (1957) Eviphidinae Berlese 1913 (Mesostigmata: Acarina) associated with South African beetles, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 10 (12th series): 593-618. cited in Halffter, G. and Matthews E.G. (1966) The Natural History of Dung Beetles of the subfamily scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) Se solicita intercambio con publicaciones similares, page 139, 162 and 176.
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