
Genus Termitodius Wasmann, 1894 Diagnosis Length 3.5–4.0 mm. Body elongate, oval, posteriorly narrowed, covered with small setae, reddish brown. Head with anterior margin inflexed medially, acuminate; frons with four longitudinal costae. Pronotum with lateral margins sinuate; disc with six variably developed longitudinal carinae; peridiscal costae normally obsolete medially, visible only near anterior and posterior margin; pronotal costae always bulbous anteriorly; pronotum with two perimarginal costae. Elytra with large tubercle anterior to posterior margin and with six longitudinal carinae. Meso- and metatibia elongate, thin, not widening toward apex. Remarks Termitodius has four recognized species reported from Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico (Skelley et al. 2022). A key for the species was written Skelley et al. (2022).
Published as part of Gama, Emanuel R. R., Skelley, Paul E. & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2026, Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil, pp. 1-225 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1038 (1) on page 182, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175
Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Scarabaeidae, Termitodius, Taxonomy
Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Scarabaeidae, Termitodius, Taxonomy
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