Deltochilum Explained

Deltochilum is a genus of true dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae native to the Americas. There are more than 100 described species in Deltochilum. Unusually for a dung beetle, a few species in the genus, including D: valgum, are predators that kill and feed on millipedes.^[1]

See also

• List of Deltochilum species

External links

• Web site: 2018-04-23. Ratcliffe. Brett. Jameson. Mary Liz. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151517/http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html. dead.

Notes and References

1. Silva . F.A.B. . Vidaurre . T. . Vaz-de-Mello . F. . Louzada . J. . 2012 . Predatory behavior in Deltochilum: convergent evolution or a primitive character within this clade . Journal of Natural History . 46 . 21-22 . 1359–1367 . 10.1080/00222933.2012.658584 .