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Deltochilum
Deltochilum gibbosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Deltochilini
Genus:	Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822
Diversity
at least 100 species
Synonyms
Aganhyboma Anamnesis Vigors, 1826 Calhyboma Deltohyboma Euhyboma Hyboma LePeletier and Serville, 1828 Meghyboma Kolbe, 1893

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. Unusually for a dung beetle, a few species in the genus, including D: valgum, are predators that kill and feed on millipedes.

• D. mexicanum
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• in Colombia

See also

• List of Deltochilum species

References

1. ^ "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.

External links

• Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
• Media related to Deltochilum at Wikimedia Commons

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