Allidiostomatinae

Allidiostomatinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Allidiostomatinae
Arrow, 1940
Genera

2

Allidiostomatinae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. It is distributed in southern South America. Of the 10 species, 7 are endemic to Argentina. Others can also be found in Chile and Peru.[1]

Little is known about the biology of these beetles.[2]

The subfamily was made up of the single genus Allidiostoma until 2009, when a second was erected for the new species Parallidiostoma tricornum.[1]

Genera and species include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ocampo, F. C. and J. Colby. (2009). Parallidiostoma tricornum Ocampo and Colby, a new genus and species of Allidiostomatinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zootaxa 2287 64-68.
  2. Jameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo. Allidiostomatinae. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version.

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