Scarabaeoidea of Southern South America

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Classification

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Scarabaeoidea
Scarabaeidae
Aphodiinae
Aphodiini

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Podotenus (Pseudopodotenus) fulviventris
(Fairmaire and Germain, 1860)


Podotenus fulviventris (Fairmaire and Germain) male Photo by Paul Skelley.	Podotenus fulviventris (Fairmaire and Germain) female Photo by Paul Skelley.

Podotenus (Pseudopodotenus) fulviventris distributional records
from southern South America.

Original combination: Aphodius fulviventris Fairmaire and Germain, 1860: 268.

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Type locality: “Chili.”

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Type specimens: Lectotype and two paralectotypes at MNHN examined. Lectotype labeled: “1319” (handwritten), “MUSEUM PARIS / Collection Léon Fairmaire / 1906” (typeface on light green paper), “Aphodius / fulviventris / Fairm. / Chili” (handwritten), “LECTOTYPE / Aphodius / fulviventris / Fairmaire / Gordon 1970” (red typeface and black handwritten), “Aphodius / fulviventris Fairm. / v. / G. Dellacasa 1989” (handwritten and typeface), “Southern Neotropical Scarabs / database # AS2598745 / Podotenus fulviventris / (Fairmaire / & Germain, 1860) / DET: A.B.T.Smith 2005” (typeface). One paralectotype labeled: “MUSEUM PARIS / Collection Léon Fairmaire / 1906” (typeface on light green paper), “PARALECTOTYPE” (typeface on red paper), “Aphodius fulviventris Fairmaire” (handwritten), “Southern Neotropical Scarabs / database # AS2598746 / Podotenus fulviventris / (Fairmaire / & Germain, 1860) / DET: A.B.T.Smith 2005” (typeface). One paralectotype with the same labels as the preceding except with database # AS2598747. Lectotype designation by Dellacasa (1992).

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Specimens examined: 143 specimens were examined from ABTS, CMNC, CNCI, HAHC, FMNH, FSCA, JMEC, LEMQ, MEUC, MNHN, MNNC, PESC, TMSA.

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Distribution: ARGENTINA (13): Neuquén (12): Huahum, Lolog (7 km N San Martín de los Andes), Pucará, San Martín de los Andes; Río Negro (1): Villa La Angostura (near Laguna Verde).CHILE (130). VII Región del Maule (5): Cordillera Parral (Fundo Malcho), Cordillera Parral (Las Cruces), Reserva Nacional Altos del Lircay (near Piedras Tacitas Centro de Visitantes); VIII Región del Bío- Bío (9): Cordillera Chillán, Cordillera Ñuble, Las Trancas; IX Región de la Araucanía (91): Caramávida (W Cordillera Nahuelbuta), Cerros de Nahuelbuta, Cordillera de Las Raíces (Lonquimay), Cunco, Lago Caburga (21 km NE Pucón), Malalcahuello (12 km E), Manzanar, Manzanar (20 km E), Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta (Los Portones entrance), Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta (near Guarderia Coimallin), Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta (Pichinahuel), Parque Nacional Tolhuaca (N of Curacautín), Parque Nacional Villarrica (10 km S Pucón), Salto de la Princesa (25 km E Curacautín), Termas Río Blanco, Tinquilco (E Lago Tinquilco), Villa Portales (7 km W), Villa Portales (15 km W), Volcán Llaima (N), Volcán Lonquimay, Volcán Villarrica; X Región de Los Lagos (20): Chihuio, Lagas (36 km W La Unión), Panquipulli, Parque Nacional Puyehue (Antillanca road), Reserva Nacional Mocho-Choshuenco, Valdivia; No Data (5).

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Temporal data: January (16), October (15), November (31), December (74).

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Diagnosis: Length 8–11 mm. This large species is recognized by being entirely black dorsally, but having an orange abdomen.

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Remarks: Adults of this species are commonly collected in cow and human dung. Their larval and adult natural history before cattle were introduced remain unknown.

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References:
Dellacasa, G. (1992) On some little known species of Aphodius from Australia and South America with description of a new subgenus. Frustula Entomologica, 26, 145–158. [Dated 1990].

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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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Authors: Andrew Smith ( Canadian Museum of Nature) and
Paul Skelley (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services).
This website is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0342189.
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