Dialytellus tragicus

(Schmidt, 1917)

Dialytellus tragicus is a of aphodiine dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae, first described by Schmidt in 1917. It belongs to the Dialytellus, a group of small to medium-sized dung beetles within the diverse Aphodiinae . The species is known from limited collection records in eastern North America.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Dialytellus tragicus: /ˌdaɪəˈlɪtələs ˈtrædʒɪkəs/

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Distribution

Eastern Nearctic region: recorded from Ontario and Québec in Canada, and Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina in the United States.

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