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Species Melanocanthon bispinatus

Melanocanthon bispinatus Melanocanthon bispinatus canthon? - Melanocanthon bispinatus prob Melanocanthon - Melanocanthon bispinatus prob Melanocanthon - Melanocanthon bispinatus Melanocanthon bispinatus Melanocanthon? - Melanocanthon bispinatus Dung Beetle - Melanocanthon bispinatus
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 Melanocanthon
Species bispinatus (Melanocanthon bispinatus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Canthon bispinatus Robinson 1941
Explanation of Names
Melanocanthon bispinatus (Robinson 1941)
Size
6-10 mm(1)
Range
ON(2) & coastal e. US (NY-MS)(1)
Season
Apr-Jul, Oct in SC(1)
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.
2.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.