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Aphodiinae
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Symphodon anomalus (Harold, 1874)
 
Symphodon anomalus (Harold).
Photo by Paul Skelley.
 
Symphodon anomalus distributional records
from southern South America.
 
  Original combination: Aphodius anomalus Harold, 1874: 185.
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  Type locality: “Chili.”
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  Type specimens: Lectotype male at the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin (not examined). Lectotype designation by Dellacasa (1992).
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  Specimens examined: 15 specimens were examined from ABTS, FMNH, HAHC, JMEC, MNNC, PESC, USNM.
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  Distribution: CHILE (15). V Región de Valparaíso (3): Olmué (Parque Nacional La Campana); VIII Región del Bío-Bío (12): Cordillera Chillán, Piedras Comadres (Cordillera Chillán), Puente Marchant (Cordillera Chillán), Las Trancas.
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  Temporal data: January (7), December (8).
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  Diagnosis: Length 6–7 mm. See genus diagnosis.
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  Remarks: A rarely collected species whose habits are 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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