Revision and Biogeography of the Neotropical dung beetle genus Scybalophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

OCAMPO, F. C.

REVISTA DE LA SOCIEDAD ENTOMOLóGICA ARGENTINA

SOCIEDAD ENTOMOLÓGICA ARGENTINA

Lugar: Mendoza; Año: 2011 vol. 70 p. 231 - 254

0373-5680

The South American genus Scybalophagus Martínez is comprehensively revised. The genus now includes five species, distributed in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. All species are redescribed and diagnostic characters are provided along with illustrations of each species. Lectotypes are designated for Canthon lacordairei Laporte, 1840 (now Scybalophagus lacordairei) and Canthon rugosus Blanchard, 1845 (now Scybalophagus rugosus). Scybalophagus zumpti (Frey, 1963) (=Epirinus zumpti Frey) is now considered a junior synonym of S. rugosus (Blanchard). The Biogeography of the genus and each species are discussed and predictive distributions for all species are provided based on environmental niche modeling. All that is known about the biology and natural history of Scybalophagus species is discussed.