Deltochilum parapseudoabdominale
| Deltochilum parapseudoabdominale | |
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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. parapseudoabdominale |
| Binomial name | |
| Deltochilum parapseudoabdominale González-Alvarado & Neita, 2026 | |
Deltochilum parapseudoabdominale is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Venezuela (Aragua),[2] where it inhabits forests, conserved secondary forests, rainforests, and Podocarpus forests.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.7 mm (0.38 in). They are dark brown with some blue reflections dorsally and dark blue ventrally. They are similar to Deltochilum pseudoabdominale, Deltochilum picachos and Deltochilum pauxi by having the striae wide and the males with the first ventrite not elevated and the mesofemur not modified.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Greek prefix pará- (meaning beside or allied to) and pseudoabdominale and refers to the strong morphological similarity and close affinity to Deltochilum pseudoabdominale.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Deltochilum 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; Neita, Jhon Cesar (2026). "Eight new species of Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822 (subgenus D. Deltohyboma Lane, 1946) from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and Venezuelan Andes (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae, plebejum species group)". ZooKeys (1280): 171–229. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1280..171G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1280.182114. PMC 13221663. PMID 42222020. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
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