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Aegialia Latreille, 1807
Aegialia Latreille, 1807: 96. |
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Aegialia argentina Martínez, Pereira, and Vulcano.
Photo by Paul Skelley. |
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Type species: Aphodius globosus Illiger, 1798 by monotypy. |
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Diagnosis: Body usually globose. Clypeal surface rugose, not distinctly setose. Labrum and mandibles
visible in antero-dorsal view. Metafemur and metatibia broadened for burrowing. Metatibia with apical
spurs separated by tarsus. Elytral striae distinct, elytral surface lacking setae. |
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Remarks: Primarily a holarctic subgenus, with one species known from South America. Many North
American species are associated with sand dunes or riverine sand bars. |
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Species: (click on species name for profile)
Aegialia argentina Martínez, Pereira, and Vulcano |
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Excerpt from:
Smith, A. B. T. and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80. |
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