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Colobopterus Mulsant 1842
Colobopterus Mulsant 1842: 165.
Photo by P. Skelley.
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Type species. Scarabaeus erraticus Linnaeus 1758: 348, by monotypy.
Diagnosis. Body length 6.0-8.1 mm, elongate, robust; black with entirely yellowish elytra, surface dull. Head with weak frontal tubercles. Head and pronotal punctures evenly distributed, separated by 1-2 diameters. Scutellum large, triangular. Metatibial apical spinules unequal in length.
Distribution. Oriental and Palearctic; introduced in North America.
Composition. Worldwide, Colobopterus contains 6 species, of which one is introduced in eastern North America.
Colobopterus erraticus (Linnaeus 1758: 348) [Scarabaeus], Europe, eastern North America (introduced).
= Aphodius bistrigatus Dalla Torre 1879: 106.
= Aphodius capraram Gistel 1857: 582.
= Aphodius fumigatus Mulsant 1842: 166.
= Aphodius gonagricus Fischer 1844: 45.
= Aphodius korbeli Roubal 1935: 245.
= Aphodius limitinus Schmidt 1922: 21.
= Aphodius lineatus Dalla Torre 1879: 106.
= Aphodius melancholicus Dalla Torre 1879: 106.
= Aphodius nebulosus Mulsant 1842: 166.
= Aphodius pensvallensis Melsheimer 1846: 135.
= Aphodius striolatus Gebler 1832: 50.
= Aphodius submaculatus Mulsant 1842: 166.
= Aphodius taeniatus Schilsky 1888: 318.
= Aphodius unicolor Dalla Torre 1879: 106.
= Aphodius zighanicus Eichler 1922: 66.
Life History. In North America, Colobopterus is associated primarily with bovine dung. Their nesting behavior has been studied by Rojewski (1983).
Larvae. The larval morphology of C. erraticus is most recently discussed in Frolov (1994).
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.
Frolov, A. V. 1994. On the larval morphology of two Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 73(4): 103-110.
Rojewski, C 1983. Observations on the nesting behaviour of Aphodius erraticus (L.) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 53(3): 271‑279.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 01/MAY/08.....Last modified: 01/MAY/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |