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Chilothorax Motschulsky 1859
Chilothorax Motschulsky 1859: 156.
Photo by P. Skelley.
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Type species. Scarabaeus conspurcatus Linnaeus 1758: 348, by subsequent designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 4.0-5.7 mm, elongate, somewhat flattened; black except for distinct yellow pattern on elytra, which varies in extent, some being almost entirely black. Lateral pronotum with weak setal fringe. Elytra with distinct lateral setae in basal third. Notably sexually dimorphic in shape and sculpturing of head and pronotum.
Distribution. Palearctic; Canada and US (introduced).
Composition. Worldwide, Chilothorax contains 72 species, one of which has been introduced in the New World.
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller 1776: 153) [Scarabaeus], Europe, S-Canada and USA (introduced).
= Scarabaeus attaminatus Marsham 1802: 13.
= Aphodius anxius Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius auctus Mulsant 1842: 246.
= Aphodius baseolus Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius centrolineatoides Strand and Gulbis 1957: 253.
= Scarabaeus centrolineatus Panzer 1798: 1.
= Aphodius confluens Schilsky 1888: 311.
= Aphodius distinctoides Strand and Gulbis 1957: 254.
= Scarabaeus foedatus Marsham 1802: 14.
= Aphodius fumosus Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius hemicyclus Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius humeralis Baguena 1927: 182.
= Aphodius hypocoprus Gistel 1857: 587.
= Aphodius inquinatulus Reitter 1898: 119.
= Scarabaeus inquinatus Herbst 1783: 6.
= Aphodius interruptus Mulsant 1842: 246.
= Aphodius libyanus Balthasar 1961: 379.
= Aphodius lopezromeui Baguena 1927: 183.
= Aphodius lunatus Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius maculipennis Melsheimer 1845: 137.
= Aphodius nubiloides Strand and Gulbis 1957: 254.
= Scarabaeus nubilus Panzer 1798: 3.
= Aphodius ophthalmicus Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius pauper Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius pseudonubilus Strand and Gulbis 1957: 254.
= Aphodius pulcheroides Strand and Gulbis 1957: 253.
= Aphodius scutellaris Mulsant 1842: 245.
= Aphodius striatulus Eichler 1922: 67.
= Aphodius subcinctus Mulsant 1842: 246.
= Aphodius subconfluens Strand and Gulbis 1957: 254.
= Aphodius trifasciatus Strand and Gulbis 1957: 253.
Life History. Chilothorax distinctus appears to be a detritivore, highly polyphagous on dung, rotting vegetation, etc.
Larvae. The larva of C. distinctus is discussed by Mulsant (1842).
References:
Gordon, R. D., and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 79: 580 pp.
Mulsant, E. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Part 2. Lamellicornes, Paris, Lyon, 624 pp.
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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 |