Melinopterus femoralis (Say, 1823)

Freese, Edwin L., Veal, Doug A. & Lago, Paul K., 2020, The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (787), pp. 1-83 : 20

Melinopterus femoralis (Say, 1823)

Wickham 1911; ISIC; IWUC; ELFC; DAVC.

Collection dates: March–May.

Collected from dung.

County records ( Figure 63 ): Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Dallas, Davis, Des Moines, Fremont, Hamilton, Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Page, Scott, Story, Taylor, Union, Van Buren.

Figures

Figures 58–65. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa.58) Geomyphilus insolitus (Brown, 1928). 59) Geomyphilus russeus (Brown, 1928).60) Labarrus cincticulus (Hope, 1847).61) Lechorodius terminalis (Say, 1823).62) Liothorax alternatus (Horn, 1870). 63) Melinopterus femoralis (Say, 1823). 64) Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790). 65)