Schizillus laticeps
Horn, 1874
Schizillus laticeps is a of darkling beetle in the Tenebrionidae, first described by George Henry Horn in 1874. It belongs to a of small to medium-sized beetles found in arid and semi-arid regions of North America. The species is known from Mexico based on distribution records, though detailed biological information remains limited.
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How to pronounce Schizillus laticeps: //skɪˈzɪl.lʊs ˈlæ.tɪ.sɛps//
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Distribution
Recorded from Mexico (MX).
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Taxonomic Note
The Schizillus is part of the large Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles), which contains over 20,000 described worldwide. Many tenebrionid species are poorly known biologically, with descriptions based primarily on museum specimens.