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Maculaphodius Gordon and Skelley 2007
Maculaphodius Gordon and Skelley 2007: 247.
Photo by P. Skelley.
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| Aphodiini Key |
Type species. Aphodius conspersus Horn 1887: 9, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 3.8-5.0 mm, elongate, somewhat flattened, dark brown to black, elytra frequently speckled with pale brown spots. Head smooth. Clypeal margin with 4 anterior teeth. Pronotum with basal marginal line. Scutellum triangular. Metatibial apical spinules short, equal in length.
Distribution. Western North America.
Composition. Maculaphodius contains a single species.
Maculaphodius conspersus (Horn 1887: 9) [Aphodius], CA,OR-USA.
Life History. Maculaphodius appears to prefer deer dung in shaded, riparian situations.
Larvae. Unknown.
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.
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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 |