Species Alloblackburneus cavidomus - Blackburneus cavidomus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Blackburneus cavidomus (Brown) - Alloblackburneus cavidomus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)

Tribe Aphodiini

Genus Alloblackburneus

Species cavidomus (Blackburneus cavidomus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Alloblackburneus cavidomus (Brown)

Orig. Comb: Aphodius cavidomus Brown, 1927

Syn: Blackburneus cavidomus (Brown)

Size

Length 3.0-4.5 mm (1)

Identification

Hind tibiae superior apical spur long as half of first tarsal segment; latter as long as following three combined; elytral striae rather deeply punctured, feebly crenulate; interstriae subapically alutaceous thus weakly shiny. Pale reddish brown. (1)

Range

TX-OK, UT (1)

Season

May to Sept (1)

Life Cycle

known to occur in burrows of the black tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) (1)

Remarks

Type locality: Otoe Pasture, Noble Co., Oklahoma

Print References

Brown, W.J. 1927. A revision of the species of Aphodius of Horn's series 1-b Coleoptera). Canadian Entomologist 59: 162-167.

Dellacasa, M., Dellacasa, G. & Gordon, R.D. (2011) Systematic revision of the American taxa belonging to the genera Alloblackburneus Bordat, 2009, and Blackburneus Schmidt, 1913, with description of seven new species. Insecta Mundi 0204: 1-52. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Systematic revision of the American taxa belonging to the genera Alloblackburneus Bordat, 2009 and Blackburneus Schmidt, 1913... M. Dellacasa, G. Dellacasa, R.D. Gordon. 2011. Insecta Mundi 0204: 1-52.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 12 January, 2015 - 9:46pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 17 September, 2022 - 3:50pm

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