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Scarabaeoidea
Scarabaeidae
Aphodiinae
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Leiopsammodius placidus (Schmidt, 1911)
 
scarab image
Leiopsammodius placidus (Schmidt)
Photo by Paul Skelley.
 
Leiopsammodius placidus distributional records from southern South America.
 
  Original combination: Psammobius placidus Schmidt, 1911: 38.
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  Type locality: “Argentina.”
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  Type specimens: Holotype at NHRS examined. Holotype labeled: “TYPUS” (typeface on red paper),“Rep. ARGENTINA / Prov. Buenos Aires (typeface crossed out) / 2. 11 1905 / C. Bruch” (typeface and handwritten), “111” (typeface on red paper), “HOLOTYPE / Psammobius placidus Schmidt / det. P. E. Skelley-06” (typeface on red paper), “Southern Neotropical Scarabs / database # AS2604955 / Leiopsammodius placidus (Schmidt, 1911) / DET: P.E.SKELLEY 2006” (typeface). The original description of this species was based on a single specimen based on Schmidt’s (1911) statement “Type in meiner Sammlung” (which refers to a single specimen). Therefore, this specimen must be considered the holotype.
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  Specimens examined: 2 specimens were examined from HAHC, NHRS.
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  Distribution: ARGENTINA (1). Neuquén (1): Aguado del Florencio; No Data (1).
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  Temporal data: December (1).
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  Diagnosis: Length 4 mm. Body black, globose. Pronotum with distinct fringe of setae. Elytra lacking marginal fringe of setae. Head lacking grooves at base.
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  Remarks: Leiopsammodius placidus is a rare species in collections, but given our knowledge of related species habits, it is probably locally abundant.
   
 

References:
Schmidt, A. (1911) Eine Serie neuer Aphodiinen. Entomologische Zeitung, 72, 3–51.

   
  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.
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Authors: Andrew Smith ( Canadian Museum of Nature) and
Paul Skelley (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services).
This website is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0342189.
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