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Aegialia argentina Martínez,
Pereira, and Vulcano, 1970 |
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Aegialia argentina Martínez, Pereira, and Vulcano.
Photo by Paul Skelley. |
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Aegialia argentina distributional records from southern South America. |
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Original combination: Aegialia argentina Martínez, Pereira, and Vulcano, 1970: 336. |
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Type locality: “Río Negro, San Antonio Oeste, Playa Las Grutas.” |
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Specimens examined: 7 specimens were examined from CMNC, FMNH. |
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Distribution: ARGENTINA (7). Río Negro (7): San Antonio Oeste (Las Grutas).
Outside the study area, this species has been recorded from Catamarca and La Rioja, Argentina (Martínez
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Temporal data: January (7). |
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Diagnosis: Length 4 mm. Aegialia argentina is the only member of the genus with two protibial teeth,
and the only member of the genus presently known from South America. |
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Remarks: Unlike its northern relatives, A. argentina has been collected at lights. Further sifting of sand
dunes in the interior of South America may yield more specimens and possibly more species of this group. |
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References:
Martínez, A., Periera, F.S. & Vulcano M.A. (1970) Aegialiini, nueva Tribu de Apodiinae para la region neotropical. Acta Zoologica
Lilloana, 25, 335–341. |
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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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