Scybalophagus brellenthinae Tello et al., 2023
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: ~16 400 and ~12 800 cal a bp. (Tello et al., 2023)
Distribution
Chile
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Tello, Francisco, Pino, Mario, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando and Silva, Fernando A. B. (2023). A new extinct species of Scybalophagus dung beetle supports the collateral extinction hypothesis at the Chilean South American Pleistocene–Holocene boundary. Journal of Quaternary Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3564
Other references:
Allsopp, Peter G. and Schoolmeesters, Paul. (2025). All genera of the world: Subfamilies Lithoscarabaeinae, Chironinae, Aegialiinae, Eremazinae, Aphodiinae, Aulonocneminae, Termitotroginae, and Scarabaeinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Megataxa 17(2): 343-410. https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.17.2