Limb amputation by male Neotropical longhorn beetles during competition for femalesAbstracts
The biology and mating behaviour of the spectacularly large and brightly coloured Neotropical longhorn beetle Schwarzerion holochlorum Bates 1872 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is largely unknown. For the first time I report and photographically document violent male-male competitions for females involving frequent amputations of competitors' legs and antennae.
amputations; male-male competition; Palo Verde National Reserve; Costa Rica; longhorn beetle; Cerambycidae; mating system
