Diplotaxini is a tribe of scarab beetles ( Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) containing at least 150 described across approximately 20 . The tribe has been recorded from North America (Canada to Panama, with highest diversity in Mexico and the United States) through South America, with documented presence in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Some genera exhibit restricted distributions, such as Pacuvia which is to Chile.

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Habitat

Tropical dry forest; crop lands (based on single Colombian record). The Chacoan Biogeographical Province and adjacent environments support multiple Liogenys .

Distribution

North America: Canada to Panama, most abundant in Mexico and United States. South America: Colombia (Caribbean region departments of Atlántico and Bolívar), Chile ( Pacuvia), Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Behavior

Brachyptery (flightlessness) has been documented in female Pacuvia philippiana.

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