Deltochilum orbignyi
| Deltochilum orbignyi | |
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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. orbignyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Deltochilum orbignyi (Blanchard, 1845)
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Deltochilum orbignyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and possibly Venezuela.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in). They are opaque and black.[3]
Subspecies
- Deltochilum orbignyi orbignyi (Argentina, Bolivia)
- Deltochilum orbignyi amazonicum Bates, 1887 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia)
References
- ^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Deltochilum (Hybomidium) orbignyi 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b González, F. A.; Molano, R. F.; Medina, U. C. A. (2010). "Los subgéneros Calhyboma, Hybomidium y Telhyboma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilum) en Colombia". Revista Columbiana de Entomologia. 35 (2): 253-274. Retrieved June 5, 2026.