Sylvicanthon Halffter & Martinez , 1977

Carvalho, Edrielly C., Maldaner, Maria Eduarda, Costa-Silva, Vinicius, Sehn, Heivanice, Franquini, Carol, Campos, Vinicius O., Seba, Vinicius P., Maia, Lais F., Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. & Franca, Filipe Machado, 2023, Dung beetles from two sustainable-use protected forests in the Brazilian Amazon, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 96101-96101 : 96101

Sylvicanthon Halffter & Martinez, 1977

Notes

This genus has 15 species, broadly occurring in the Neotropics and was recently revised by Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello (2018). Some species are widespread in the Amazon Basin ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018). All known species are nocturnal, with most of them considered coprophagous feeding on primate, pig and cattle dung ( Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello 2018). For the identification of the species, the following works were mainly used: Cupello and Vaz-de-Mello (2018). Two species were identified in our study: Sylvicanthon candezei (Harold, 1869) and S. proseni ( Martínez, 1949) (Fig. 5 E-F).

Figures

Figure 5. Dorsal habitus of dung beetle species collected in the Tapajos National Forest and / or Carajas National Forest. A Onthophagus osculatii Guerin-Meneville, 1855; B Oxysternon macleayi Nevison, 1892; C Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840; D Sulcophanaeus faunus (Fabricius, 1775); E Silvycanthon candezei (Harold, 1869); F Sylvicanthon proseni (Martinez, 1949). Scale bar: 1 mm.