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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Valgini » Valgus » Valgus seticollis

Species Valgus seticollis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

ant/termite cohabitant scarab - Valgus seticollis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Cetoniinae (Fruit and Flower Chafers)

Tribe Valgini

Genus Valgus

Species seticollis (Valgus seticollis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Homovalgus seticollis , Valgus squamiger

Size

6-8 mm

Identification

Anterior tibia have 5-6 rounded teeth, instead of 3 slender teeth as in similar, smaller, Valgus canaliculatus.

Range

Eastern United States

Life Cycle

Found in wood with termites, details likely similar to that of Valgus canaliculatus.

See Also

Valgus canaliculatus

Print References

Dillon, p. 558, Plate LIII #15 (1)

Harpootlian, p. 124 (2)

Brimely, p. 208--V. squamiger (3)

Sikes, p. 132--lists for Rhode Island (4)

Arnett et al., p. 181, fig. 444 (5)

Internet References

Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln

Works Cited

1.	A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence

2.	Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina By Phillip J. Harpootlian

3.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

4.	The Beetle Fauna of Rhode Island, an Annotated Checklist By Derek Sikes

5.	How to Know the Beetles By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 2 June, 2005 - 7:10am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 14 May, 2006 - 10:09am

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