Deltochilum bolivariense
| Deltochilum bolivariense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Deltochilum |
| Species: | D. bolivariense |
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| Deltochilum bolivariense González-Alvaredo & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021 | |
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Deltochilum bolivariense is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Venezuela (Bolivar).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.4 mm (0.29 in). They are copper coloured with green reflections dorsally and ventrally.[3]
Etymology
The species is named is derived from the combination of Bolivar plus -ensis (meaning of or from a place) and refers to the state of Bolivar and Ciudad Bolivar, state and city (70 km from that city) where all the specimens known of this species were collected.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) bolivariense at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- 1 2 3 González-Alvarado, Arturo; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2021). "Towards a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the Neotropical dung beetle subgenus Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) Lane, 1946 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): Division into species-groups". PLoS ONE. 16 (1). Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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