Species Assemblage of Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Silphidae, Trogidae) in Three Habitats in the Northeastern Region of Aguascalientes, Mexico

We present a study on the carrion beetles of the families Scarabaeidae, Silphidae, and Trogidae from the areas surrounding Villa Juárez, Asientos, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Four sites with three types of habitat were selected: agricultural land; riparian forest; and xerophytic scrub 1 and xerophytic scrub 2. We used NTP-80 carrion traps from October 2016 to September 2017. In total, 4,831 specimens belonging to nine species, five genera, and three...