Mexican-transition-zone

Guides

• Calligrapha wickhami

  Calligrapha wickhami is a leaf beetle species in the subgenus Erythrographa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae), distinguished by reddish testaceous coloration extending to dark body parts including elytral markings. It is the only species in this subgenus not found in Mexico, being restricted to southern Texas. The subgenus Erythrographa is endemic to Central America and particularly diverse in the Mexican Transition Zone between the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

  leaf-beetleChrysomelidaeChrysomelinaeErythrographaTexas-endemicsubgenus-endemicMexican-Transition-Zone

• Cephalocyclus

  Cephalocyclus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Aphodiinae. The genus was established in 1998 and is known from the Mexican Transition zone within the Neotropical region. As an aphodiine dung beetle genus, its members likely participate in dung decomposition processes, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.

  aphodiinedung-beetlescarabaeidaeneotropicalmexican-transition-zone1998-description

• Planolinellus

  Planolinellus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Aphodiinae. The genus was established by Dellacasa & Dellacasa in 2005. It belongs to the tribe Aphodiini and is part of the diverse group of dung beetles and related taxa within the scarab family. Species in this genus are small to medium-sized beetles associated with decomposing organic matter.

  scarab-beetlesAphodiinaedung-beetlesHolarcticMexican-Transition-Zone2005-description