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Subfamily Aphodiinae - Aphodiine Dung Beetles
A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. By Smith, A.B.T. and P.E. Skelley
Zootaxa 1458: 1-80., 2007
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Smith, A.B.T. and P.E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
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The 27 Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species that occur in southern South America are reviewed. This study region consists of the southern parts of Argentina and Chile including the Central Chilean, Patagonian, and Subantarctic biogeographical provinces. Keys, illustrations, and distributional records with maps for all species are presented. Seventeen species are native to southern South America, nine species are introduced, and the status of one species could not be determined due to a lack of study material. Nine of the 17 native species are endemic to southern South America, and the relationship between these endemic species and similar Australian groups is discussed. A number of classification and nomenclatural changes are made. Paranimbus Schmidt and Pseudopodotenus Dellacasa are considered to subgenera of Podotenus Schmidt. As a result, the following new combinations are created: Podotenus (Paranimbus) longitarsis (Harold), Podotenus (Paranimbus) penai (Petrovitz), Podotenus (Paranimbus) peruanus (Erichson), Podotenus (Paranimbus) zoiai (Dellacasa), and Podotenus (Pseudopodotenus) fulviventris (Fairmaire and Germain). Ataenius chilensis (Solier) is removed from synonymy with Ataenius gracilis (Melsheimer) and is considered a valid species. Ataenius modestus Schmidt is synonymized under Ataenius chilensis (Solier). Psammobius indefensus Schmidt is transferred to the genus Leiopsammodius and Leiopsammodius chilensis Rakovic is placed in synonymy with this name. Lectotypes are designated for the following names: Aphodius chilensis Solier (now Ataenius chilensis), Aphodius reflexus Schmidt (now Orodaliscoides reflexus), Ataenius modestus (now a synonym of Ataenius chilensis), and Psammobius indefensus Schmidt (now Leiopsammodius indefensus). A neotype is designated for Aphodius angustus Philippi and Philippi, a synonym of Pleurophorus caesus (Panzer). Records considered to be erroneous for several Aphodiinae species in southern South America are also discussed.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 21 May, 2022 - 11:40am |
Trichonotuloides aphoderrans, n.sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), a new genus and species for the United States By Skelley P.E., Warner W.B.
Insecta Mundi 0416: 1-6, 2015
Contributed by v belov on 5 April, 2015 - 11:33am |
A revision of the genus Geopsammodius Gordon and Pittino, 1992 (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Psammodiini). By Skelley, P.E.
Insecta Mundi 20(1-2): 101-112., 2006
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Skelley, P.E. 2006. A revision of the genus Geopsammodius Gordon and Pittino, 1992 (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Psammodiini). Insecta Mundi 20(1-2): 101-112.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 23 October, 2013 - 3:43pm |
Beetles of the genera Myrmecaphodius, Rhyssemus, and Blapstinus in Texas fire ant nests. By Summerlin, J.W.
Southwestern Entomologist 3(1): 27-29., 1978
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Summerlin, J.W. 1978. Beetles of the genera Myrmecaphodius, Rhyssemus, and Blapstinus in Texas fire ant nests. 3(1): 27-29.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 5 October, 2015 - 2:26pm |
Review of the genus Leiopsammodius Rakovic (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae: Psammodiini) in America north of Mexico... By Harpootlian P.J., Gordon R.D., Woodruff R.E.
Coleopterists Bulletin 54(3): 292-299, 2000
Full title: Review of the genus Leiopsammodius Rakovic (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae: Psammodiini) in America north of Mexico with descriptions of three new species
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Scarab beetles of the genus Psammodius in the Western Hemisphere By O. L. Cartwright
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Washington Vol. 104, No. 3344: 413-462, 1955
O. L. Cartwright, Scarab beetles of the genus Psammodius in the Western Hemisphere, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Washington 104(3344): 413-462, 1955.
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A new genus for Drepanocanthoides larreae (Horn, 1887) and description of a new congeneric Mexican species (Coleoptera: ...) By Marco Dellacasa, Giovanni Dellacasa, Robert D. Gordon
Insecta Mundi 0407: 1-6, 2015
Full title: A new genus for Drepanocanthoides larreae (Horn, 1887) and description of a new congeneric Mexican species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 17 February, 2015 - 11:55am |
Oxyomoides, a new genus for three species of Scabrostomus Gordon and Skelley, 2007 in the southeastern United States... By Dellacasa M., Dellacasa G., Gordon R.D.
Insecta Mundi 0517: 1-6, 2016
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