The Dynastine Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) of Chile
Brett C. Ratcliffe, Ronald D. Cave, José Mondaca
Abstract
The eight species of dynastine scarab beetles that occur in Chile are reviewed. Keys, descriptions, geographic distributions, monthly adult activity, notes on natural history, illustrations, and distribution maps are provided for all species. The erroneous records of 16 dynastine species reported from Chile are reviewed and clarified. The monotypic genus Chiliphileurus Endrödi, 1977 is reduced to junior synonymy with Eophileurus Arrow, 1908, and its only species, Chiliphileurus tuberculatus Endrödi, 1977, follows as a new junior synonym of the Asian Eophileurus cingalensis Arrow, 1908.
Topics & Concepts
ScarabaeidaeGeographyEcologyZoologySynonym (taxonomy)Taxonomy (biology)BiologyGenusScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyPlant and soil sciencesColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies