Scybalocanthone

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Scybalocanthone
S. korasakiae Silva 2011

S. korasakiae Silva 2011

Systematics
Subordination : Polyphaga
Superfamily : Scarabaeoidea
Family : Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Subfamily : Scarabaeinae
Tribe : Deltochilini
Genre : Scybalocanthone
Scientific name
Scybalocanthone
Martínez , 1948

Scybalocanthon is a genus of beetles that is common in Central and South America. As far as their way of life is known, they feed on excrement . 17 species are currently assigned to this genus.

features

The species of the genus Scybalocanthon are comparatively small scarab beetles . In addition to the characteristics typical of scarab beetles, they are distinguished from closely related genera such as Canthon primarily by various anatomical characteristics. Thus the pygidium lacks the basal margin that separates it from the propygidium , and the proepisternum has no keels or denticles on the lateral margin. Further characteristics concern the male genitals and the structure of the legs, especially the tarsi .

Systematics

The genus Scybalocanthon was described by Antonio Martínez in 1948 for the species S. moniliatus , formerly Canthon moniliatus , as a type . Until 1956, the genus contained three species, through a new description and revision by Francisco Silvério Pereira and Martínez in 1956, six more Canthon species were added to the genus and a new species was described. Further new descriptions of species of the genus did not follow until 1972, 2010 and 2011.

The genus currently contains a total of 17 species:

Although there is no corresponding work, it can be assumed that the genera Scybalocanthon and Canthon are very closely related phylogenetically .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva: A New Species of the Genus Scybalocanthon (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from Southeast Brazil. PLoS ONE 6 (11): e27790. doi : 10.1371 / journal.pone.0027790

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