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Stebnickiella Skelley 2007
Stebnickiella Skelley 2007: 13.
Photo by P. Skelley.
| Superfamily .... | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family ............ | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily ....... | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe .............. | Odontolochini |
Type species. Stebnickiella zosteryxys Skelley 2007: 14, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 3.3 mm, elongate, robust, reddish-brown. Head broad, somewhat flattened. Clypeal margin without small teeth, thin laterally, thickened toward middle where double edged, with small median tooth projecting ventrally. Pronotum tumid in front, constricted basally; sides directed ventrally, with clypeus forming cavity for fore legs; lateral margin smoothly rounded to basal constriction. Elytral striae strongly punctured; intevals convex. Meso- and metatibia weakly widened to apex.
Distribution. Peru.
Composition. Stebnickiella presently contains one species.
Stebnickiella zosterixys Skelley 2007: 14, Peru.
Life History. Unknown.
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Skelley, P. E. 2007. New South American taxa of Odontolochini Stebnicka and Howden (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Aphodiinae). Insecta Mundi 0022:1-15.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 09/MAY/08.....Last modified: 09/MAY/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |