Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 1942

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

Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 1942

Notes

This genus comprises around 43 species occurring from Brazil to Mexico ( Arias and Medina 2014, Martínez-Revelo et al. 2020, Giraldo-Mendonza 2022). The only available information about their habitat describes specimens inhabiting the leaf litter of humid and tropical forests, both in mountains and low altitudes ( Cook 2002). For the identification of the species, the following works were mainly used: Cook (2002). Cryptocanthon campbellorum Howden, 1973 (Fig. 3 D) was the only species, which is usually collected in leaf litter, with flight interception and pitfall traps baited with human faeces ( Cook 2002).

Figures

Figure 3. Dorsal habitus of dung beetle species collected in the Tapajos National Forest and / or Carajas National Forest. A Coprophanaeus degallieri Arnaud, 1997; B Coprophanaeus jasius (Olivier, 1789); C Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linnaeus, 1767); D Cryptocanthon campbellorum Howden, 1973; E Deltochilum anceladus Kolbe, 1893; F Deltochilum orbiculare Lansberge, 1874; G Deltochilum orbignyi amazonicum Bates, 1887; H Dichotomius cuprinus (Felsche, 1901); I Dichotomius mamillatus (Felsche, 1901); J Dichotomius melzeri (Luederwaldt, 1922); L Dichotomius nisus (Olivier, 1789); M Dichotomius pelamon (Harold, 1869); N Dichotomius worontzowi (Pereira, 1942); O Eurysternus arnaudi Genier, 2009; P Eurysternus atrosericus Genier, 2009; Q Eurysternus balachowski Halffter & Halffter, 1977. Scale bar: 1 mm.