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Bruchaphodius shannoni (Bruch, 1938) |
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Bruchaphodius shannoni (Bruch)
Photo by Paul Skelley. |
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Bruchaphodius shannoni distributional records
from southern South America. |
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Original combination: Euparia shannoni Bruch, 1938: 160. |
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Type locality: “Famabalasto, valle de Santa María (Catamarca).” |
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Specimens examined: 3 specimens were examined from ABTS, HAHC, PESC. |
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Distribution: ARGENTINA (3): Neuquén (3): Lago Blanco.
Outside the study region, this species has been recorded from Catamarca, Argentina (Bruch 1938). We
also examined specimens in the HAHC from Argentina: Córdoba, La Rioja. |
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Temporal data: November (3). |
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Diagnosis: Length 4–5 mm. The nearly costate elytral intervals, lacking setae distinguish
this species from others in the genus. |
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Remarks: Martínez (1952) reports B. shannoni to be associated with rodent burrows (Ctenomys sp.). |
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References:
Martínez, A. (1952) Scarabaeidae nuevos o poco conocidos, III. Publicaciones Mision de Estudios de Patalogia Regional Argentina,
Buenos Aires, 23(81–82), 53–118. |
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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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