Deltochilum tyba
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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. tyba |
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| Deltochilum tyba González-Alvarado & Neita, 2026 | |
Deltochilum tyba is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Colombia (Santander).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm (0.39 in). They are pale green dorsally and brown ventrally. Deltochilum tyba and Deltochilum abdominale are the only two species in which males possess a denticle on the mesofemur. They can be distinguished by the interstrial punctures: these punctures are larger than the interstrial shiny points in tyba, and are nearly the same size as the interstrial shiny points in abdominale.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Muisca (Chibcha) indigenous word tyba or tybá (meaning Great Captain or Cacique). This name is given to reference the type locality, Capitanejo is the diminutive of Capitán, used in allusion to a local indigenous leader.[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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