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Deltochilum gibbosum

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Deltochilum gibbosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Deltochilum
Species:
D. gibbosum
Binomial name
Deltochilum gibbosum
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Scarabaeus gibbosus Fabricius, 1775

Deltochilum gibbosum, the humpback dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is a member of subgenus Hybomidium Shipp, 1897[4][5] and is found in the southeastern United States.[5]

Humpback dung beetle, Deltochilum gibbosum

A variety described by Henry Walter Bates in 1887, D. gibbosum var. sublaeve, has been classified as a separate species D. sublaeve by González-Alvarado and Vaz-de-Mello.[5] The same authors regard D. gibbosum subsp. panamensis Howden, 1966 as a separate species D. panamensis.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deltochilum gibbosum (Fabricius, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  2. ^ "Deltochilum gibbosum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Deltochilum gibbosum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  4. ^ a b c d González-Alvarado, Arturo; Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. (2014). "Taxonomic review of the subgenus Hybomidium Shipp 1897 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilum)". Annales de la Société entomologique de France: International Journal of Entomology. 50 (3–4): 431–476. doi:10.1080/00379271.2014.989178.

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