Deltochilum

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Deltochilum
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Deltochilum gibbosum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
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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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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