The eight species of dynastine scarab beetles that occur in Chile are reviewed. Keys, descriptions, geographic distributions, monthly adult activity, notes on natural history, illustrations, and distribution maps provided for all species. erroneous records 16 reported from reviewed clarified. monotypic genus Chiliphileurus Endrödi, 1977 is reduced to junior synonymy with Eophileurus Arrow, 1908...

Este trabajo fue realizado entre el 2006-2010 en campos de trigo la región pampeana, Argentina. El objetivo determinar especies nemátodos parásitos patógenos gusanos blancos, plaga importante del suelo. Las muestras fueron tomadas con pala sitios seleccionados al azar. Larvas Diloboderus abderus y Cyclocephalla signaticollis (Scarabaeidae) recolectadas suelo a mano pala. Trece pertenecientes 5 ...

Detritivorous arthropods are essential because they participate in recycling organic matter, decomposing pesticides, improving soil properties, conserving water, and reducing problems with plant diseases. Practices such as no-till straw on soils can affect properties populations of detritivorous arthropods. Brazil is the largest producer consumer common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Thus, this wo...