Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
12-18-2020
Citation
García-Ochaeta JF. 2020. Primer registro del pequeño escarabajo de la colmena Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) en colmenas de abejas africanizadas en Guatemala. Insecta Mundi 0826: 1–4.
Abstract
Se registra por primera vez la presencia del pequeño escarabajo de la colmena (PEC), Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), en colmenas de abejas africanizadas en el departamento de Petén, Guatemala, alimentándose de miel y polen. Se presenta información básica sobre la especie, su distribución conocida actual e ilustraciones para ayudar en su identificación.
The presence of the small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), is recorded for the first time in Africanized beehives from Petén department, Guatemala, feeding on honey and pollen. Basic information about the species, including its currently known distribution, and illustrations, are presented to aid in its identification.
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