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Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka and Skelley, 2004 |
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Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka
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Photo by Paul Skelley. |
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Amerisaprus valdivia distributional records from southern South America. |
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Original combination: Amerisaprus valdivia Stebnicka and Skelley, 2004: 79 (in Stebnicka et al. 2004). |
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Type locality: “Chile, Valdivia Prov., 34 km WNW La Union.” |
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Specimens examined: 4 specimens were examined from MNNC, PESC. |
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Distribution: CHILE (4). X Región de Los Lagos (4): La Unión (34 km WNW), Parque Oncol (Sendero
Tepual). |
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Temporal data: February (3), December (1). |
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Diagnosis: Length 3 mm. See genus diagnosis. |
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Remarks: Being flightless, it is not surprising that this genus and species remained undiscovered for so
long. It is considered to be a detritivore, but details of the natural history are unknown. |
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References:
Stebnicka, Z.T., Dellacasa, M. & Skelley, P.E. (2004) Review of the New World Aegialiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae),
with the description of two new genera from South America. Insecta Mundi, 17(1–2), 73–83. [Dated 2003]. |
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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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