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Acanthaphodius Schmidt, 1909
Acanthaphodius Schmidt, 1909: 67.
Photo by Paul Skelley.
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Type species. Acanthaphodius bruchi Schmidt 1909: 67, by monotypy.
Diagnosis. Body length 3.0-4.0 mm, elongte, somewhat flattened, black with pale markings on elytra. Apical most protibial tooth near tarsal insertion, projecting forward. Male metafemur with prominent finger-like process on posterior margin.
Distribution. Argentina, Chile.
Composition. Acanthaphodius contains a single species.
Acanthaphodius bruchi Schmidt 1909: 67, Argentina, Chile.
Life History. Unknown.
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Dellacasa, G., and R. D. Gordon. 1997. Nearctic and neotropical genus-group taxa of Aphodiini and their type species (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria” 91: 355-382.
Dellacasa, M. and Z. T. Stebnicka. 2001. Acanthaphodius bruchi A. Schmidt, 1909, femina nondum cognita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 44(4): 431-433.
Smith, A. B. T., and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80. [http://unsm-ento.unl.edu/platycoeliams.htm]
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 28/APR/08.....Last modified: 28/APR/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |