Deltochilum

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Deltochilum
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Deltochilum gibbosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Deltochilini
Genus: Deltochilum
Eschscholtz, 1822
Diversity
at least 100 species
Synonyms [1]
  • Aganhyboma
  • Anamnesis Vigors, 1826
  • Calhyboma
  • Deltohyboma
  • Euhyboma
  • Hyboma LePeletier and Serville, 1828
  • Meghyboma Kolbe, 1893
Deltochilum gibbosum Deltochilum gibbosum IMG 9241a.jpg
Deltochilum gibbosum

Deltochilum is a genus of true dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae native to the Americas. There are more than 100 described species in Deltochilum. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] Unusually for a dung beetle, a few species in the genus, including D: valgum , are predators that kill and feed on millipedes. [6]

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Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night.

<i>Phanaeus vindex</i> Species of beetle

Phanaeus vindex, the rainbow scarab, is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in eastern and central United States and in adjacent far northern Mexico. It is the most widespread species of Phanaeus in the United States and it has a wide habitat tolerance. It may hybridize with the generally less common P. difformis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarabaeinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits and fungi. Dung beetles can be placed into three structural guilds based on their method of dung processing namely rollers (telecoprids), dwellers (endocoprids) and tunnelers (paracoprids). Dung removal and burial by dung beetles result in ecological benefits such as soil aeration and fertilization; improved nutrient cycling and uptake by plants, increase in Pasture quality, biological control of pest flies and intestinal parasites and secondary seed dispersal. Well-known members include the genera Scarabaeus and Sisyphus, and Phanaeus vindex.

<i>Deltochilum valgum</i> Species of beetle

Deltochilum valgum is a nocturnal, Neotropical species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which has evolved a predatory lifestyle. While most other members of the true dung beetle subfamily feed on faeces or decomposing matter, D. valgum is highly specialised for eating millipedes; such a transition from scavenger to carnivore is rare. Whether this is novel adaption in this species or an ancestral adaption in the genus is unclear; at least two other species, Deltochilum kolbei and D. viridescens, which are not particularly closely related to D. valgum, also kill and feed on millipedes.

<i>Onthophagus</i> Genus of beetles

Onthophagus is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. It is the most species-rich and widespread genus in the subfamily Scarabaeinae, with a global distribution.

<i>Sceliages</i> Subgenus of beetles

Sceliages, Westwood,, is a sub-genus of the Scarabaeus dung beetles, and are obligate predators of spirostreptid, spirobolid and julid millipedes, having renounced the coprophagy for which they were named. The genus is near-endemic to Southern Africa, Sceliages augias exceptionally ranging as far north as the Democratic Republic of Congo.

<i>Oxyomus sylvestris</i> Species of beetle

Oxyomus sylvestris is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It occurs in Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. It is saprophagous rather than a "true" dung beetle.

<i>Phanaeus adonis</i> Species of beetle

Phanaeus adonis is a species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found primarily in north-central Mexico, but also ranging into Cameron County in far southern Texas, United States.

Australaphodius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least four described species in Australaphodius.

Pseudataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least three described species in Pseudataenius.

<i>Deltochilum gibbosum</i> Species of beetle

Deltochilum gibbosum, the humpback dung beetle, is a species of in the family Scarabaeidae.

<i>Pseudocanthon</i> Genus of beetles

Pseudocanthon is a genus of in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are about nine described species in Pseudocanthon.

Euparia is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Euparia.

Parataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Parataenius.

<i>Dialytes</i> Genus of beetles

Dialytes is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Dialytes.

Aphotaenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Aphotaenius.

<i>Tesarius</i> Genus of beetles

Tesarius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Tesarius.

Hornietus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, the sole genus of the tribe Hornietiini. There is one described species in the genus, Hornietus ventralis, found in North America.

<i>Calamosternus granarius</i> Species of beetle

Calamosternus granarius is a species of dung beetle found with a widespread distribution.

References

  1. 1 2 "Browse Deltochilum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Deltochilum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Deltochilum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Deltochilum Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Deltochilum". Nomen.at. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Silva, F.A.B.; Vidaurre, T.; Vaz-de-Mello, F.; Louzada, J. (2012). "Predatory behavior in Deltochilum: convergent evolution or a primitive character within this clade". Journal of Natural History. 46 (21–22): 1359–1367. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.658584.


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