Allidiostomatinae
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| Subfamily: | Allidiostomatinae Arrow, 1940
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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:
- Allidiostoma
- Parallidiostoma
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Jameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo. Allidiostomatinae. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version.
External links
- Allidiostoma. Tree of Life Web Project.
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