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Mendidius Harold 1868
Mendidius Harold 1868: 86.
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Mendidius aculeatus (Robinson)
Photo by P. Skelley. |
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| Type species. Aphodius fimbriolatus Mannerheim 1849: 235, by subsequent designation. |
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= Cnemargus Harold 1866: 123 [not Cnemargus Motschulsky 1845].
= Aphodosurgames Endrödi 1964: 424. Type species: Aphodosurgames gobiensis Endrödi 1964, by monotypy. |
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Diagnosis. Body length 3.8-4.6 mm, elongate, robust, psammodiine-like, orange-brown. Head surface rugose. Clypeal margin toothed. Pronotum with basal marginal line. Scutellum triangular. Metatibial apical spinules short, equal in length. |
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Distribution. Palearctic, Oriental, Afrotropical (?), western North America. |
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Composition. Worldwide, Mendidius contains approximately 40 species, one of which occur in the New World.
Mendidius aculeatus (Robinson 1940: 143) [Aphodius], W-USA, Mexico. |
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Life History. A few recent collections have been at light. |
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Larvae. Unknown. |
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Status of Classification. Except for the short, equal metatibial spinules, M. aculeatus appears similar to members of Xeropsamobeus. |
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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 |
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