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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| Deltochilum | |
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| Deltochilum gibbosum | |
Scientific classification 
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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] | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Browse Deltochilum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Deltochilum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Deltochilum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Deltochilum Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Deltochilum". Nomen.at. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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