Vertebrate Predation on Silphidae (Coleoptera): A Literature Review

Orrey P. Young

doi:10.1649/0010-065X-68.2.221

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Orrey P. Young¹

¹Department of Zoology, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A. Current address: 9496 Good Lion Rd. Columbia, MD 21045, U.S.A. ory2pam@verizon.net

Abstract

Reviews of the biology of the Silphidae consistently fail to mention the occurrence or role of predation in the behavior, ecology, or evolution of the family. Herein are presented 180 literature records from 1889 to 2011 that document acts of predation on members of the Silphidae by birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Factors are presented indicating that this documentation represents a significant underestimation of predation on silphids.

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Orrey P. Young "Vertebrate Predation on Silphidae (Coleoptera): A Literature Review," The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(2), 221-234, (1 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-68.2.221

Received: 2 September 2013; Accepted: 17 April 2014; Published: 1 June 2014

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