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Trichiopsammobius Petrovitz 1963
Trichiopsammobius Petrovitz 1963: 644.
Photo by Paul Skelley.
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Type species. Trichiopsammobius brasiliensis Petrovitz 1963: 644, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 3.0-3.5 mm, elongate, dark reddish-brown to almost black, dorsal surfaces strongly alutaceous, granulate with prominent setae. Head surface granulate, frontal suture indistinct. Clypeus with tooth each side of median emargination. Pronotum without transverse grooves. Elytra elongate, base margined; intervals convex. Metafemur elongate. Metatibia widened at apex. Metatarsi elongate; basal segment moderately widened apically.
Distribution. Brazil, Venezuela.
Composition. Trichiopsammobius contains a single species.
Trichiopsammobius brasiliensis Petrovitz 1963: 645, Brazil, Venezuela.
Life History. Unknown.
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Petrovitz, R. 1963. Neue und verkannte Aphodiinae aus allen Erdteilen (Col. Scarab.) IV. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 14: 630-647.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 09/MAY/08.....Last modified: 09/MAY/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |