Deltochilum scabriusculum

Bates, 1887

Deltochilum scabriusculum is a of in the , distributed from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America. The D. s. montanum was synonymized with the nominate form in a 2012 taxonomic revision. Like other members of its , it belongs to a group historically associated with -feeding , though specific ecological studies for this species are lacking.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Deltochilum scabriusculum: /dɛlˈtoʊkɪləm skæbˈriːəskjələm/

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Identification

Diagnostic characters and illustrations for distinguishing D. scabriusculum from within the subgenus Deltochilum (Deltochilum) are provided in taxonomic revisions; specific field identification features for this are not detailed in available sources.

Distribution

Recorded from the Nearctic region (Texas, USA) and throughout the Neotropical region including Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatán), Belize, Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

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Taxonomic history

The Deltochilum scabriusculum montanum Howden, 1966 was synonymized with D. scabriusculum Bates, 1887 in a 2012 revision of the subgenus Deltochilum (Deltochilum), which also clarified the synonymy of the subgenus Telhyboma Kolbe, 1893 with Deltochilum (Deltochilum) Eschscholtz, 1822.

Data limitations

Available sources provide nomenclatural and distributional data only. No published ecological, behavioral, or studies specific to D. scabriusculum were found in the provided context. The closely related D. valgum has been extensively studied for its remarkable predatory on , but this should not be inferred for D. scabriusculum without direct evidence.