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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Sand-loving Scarab Beetles (Ochodaeidae) » Xenochodaeus » Xenochodaeus americanus
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Xenochodaeus americanus
Copyright © 2012 Guy A. Hanley

Xenochodaeus americanus
Stanley, Montrail County, North Dakota, USA
June 24, 2001
Size: 7 mm
Adding image for data map...Only species of this genus known in North Dakota
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Contributed by Guy A. Hanley on 2 February, 2012 - 11:11am
Last updated 3 February, 2012 - 9:39am

Moved
Moved from Xenochodaeus musculus.
… Guy A. Hanley, 3 February, 2012 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

americanus?
X. musculus range description in(1) appears to imply that the beast doesn't occur northwest of the SE corner of Nebraska; on the other hand, ND is definitely within the known range of X. americanus(2) (which used to be treated as a syn of musculus, though)
… v belov, 2 February, 2012 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent
catch v....of course all of my specimens were ID'd using other area collections, and all were to musculus. All of mine have the tuberculate pronotum, lumping them into americanus. I have added Paulsen's paper to my library, will make appropriate changes to the state scarab list and will examine all specimens when visiting the state collection.
… Guy A. Hanley, 3 February, 2012 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

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