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Species Melanocanthon bispinatus

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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

s.ON(2) & e.US (CT‒FL to MI‒MS)(3)

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.
3.Taxonomic review of the North American dung beetle genus Melanocanthon Halffter, 1958
Edmonds, W.D. 2023. Insecta Mundi.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 August, 2006 - 7:40am
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov, mpintar
Last updated 24 September, 2024 - 4:50pm

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