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Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka and Skelley, 2004
 

Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka and Skelley.
Photo by Paul Skelley.
 
Amerisaprus valdivia distributional records from southern South America.
 

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Original combination: Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka and Skelley, 2004: 79 (in Stebnicka et al. 2004).
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Type locality: “Chile, Valdivia Prov., 34 km WNW La Union.”
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Specimens examined: 4 specimens were examined from MNNC, PESC.
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  Distribution: CHILE (4). X Región de Los Lagos (4): La Unión (34 km WNW), Parque Oncol (Sendero Tepual).
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Temporal data: February (3), December (1).
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  Diagnosis: Length 3 mm. See genus diagnosis.
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  Remarks: Being flightless, it is not surprising that this genus and species remained undiscovered for so long. It is considered to be a detritivore, but details of the natural history are unknown.
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  References:
Stebnicka, Z.T., Dellacasa, M. & Skelley, P.E. (2004) Review of the New World Aegialiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), with the description of two new genera from South America. Insecta Mundi, 17(1–2), 73–83. [Dated 2003].
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  Excerpt from:
Smith, A. B. T. and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
 

Authors: Andrew Smith ( Canadian Museum of Nature) and
Paul Skelley (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services).
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