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......Callosides Howden, 1971
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Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Anaidinae |
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Callosides genieri Howden. |
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| Anaidinae Ceratocanthinae Hybosorinae Liparochrinae Pachyplectrinae |
Distribution: Callosides species are distributed in Colombia and Ecuador in South America. Specimens of Callosides species were collected between 1,200 and 2,800 m elevation. Species are primarily found in mid-elevation tropical forests between 10° N and 3° S latitudes.
Composition: 3 species
Revision: Ocampo, F. C. 2006. Phylogenetic Analysis of the Scarab Family Hybosoridae and Monographic Revision of the New World Subfamily Anaidinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol. 19. 210pp.
Natural history: Adults of Callosides have been collected by sifting leaf litter in humid montane forests. Mouthparts support the hypothesis that the species feed on fungal spores or fungi.
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