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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Deltochilini » Pseudocanthon » Pseudocanthon perplexus

Species Pseudocanthon perplexus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited
Dung beetle - Pseudocanthon perplexus Pseudocanthon perplexus (LeConte) - Pseudocanthon perplexus Pseudocanthon perplexus 815W03 - Pseudocanthon perplexus Pseudocanthon perplexus? - Pseudocanthon perplexus Pseudocanthon perplexus? - Pseudocanthon perplexus Pseudocanthon perplexus Scarabaeidae - Pseudocanthon perplexus
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 Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Tribe Deltochilini
Genus Pseudocanthon
Species perplexus (Pseudocanthon perplexus)
Other Common Names
Four-toothed Dung Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Canthon perplexus LeConte 1847
Explanation of Names
Pseudocanthon perplexus (LeConte)
Size
4.2-5.0 mm(1)
Identification
Clypeus quadridentate:
Range
e.US, AZ (IN-WI-NE to NC-FL-AZ) to n. S.Amer. - Map (1)(2)(3), most records e. KS to Rio Grande
Life Cycle
can feed on dog feces in Austin, TX (4)
See Also
Ateuchus spp. - clypeus bidentate
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
2.The Scarab Beetles of Florida
Robert Woodruff. 1973. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.SCIENTIFIC NOTE: Observations of urban dung beetles utilizing dog feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
Cave, R.D. 2005. The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 400-401.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 27 July, 2008 - 4:23pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 5 October, 2024 - 4:32pm

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