Published April 14, 2026 | Version v1
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Video 1-3 of Platydracus buquetti (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) feeding on Dichotomius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

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  • 1. ROR icon Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
  • 2. ROR icon Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica

Description

Observation of predatory behavior by Platydracus buquetti (Staphylinidae) on Dichotomius (Scarabaeidae) in 8 de Diciembre, Orellana, Ecuador. This data was collected during a biodiversity survey of Sumaco National Park, a joint initiative between NIBR (Korea), INABIO (Ecuador), and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (PNSNG) - Ecuador.

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Is supplement to
Journal article: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-80.2.322 (Other)

Dates

Collected
2025-10-27
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