Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856

Freese, Edwin L., Veal, Doug A. & Lago, Paul K., 2020, The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (787), pp. 1-83 : 29

Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856

DAVC, ELFC; MJPC.

Collection dates: May.

Specimen label data: First known Iowa specimens and NEW STATE RECORD: Shimek State Forest , Van Buren and Lee Co., Iowa, 20 May 2003 [7], UV light, DAV, ELF ( DAVC, ELFC) ; Wildcat Den State Park , Muscatine Co., Iowa, 26 May 2006, UV light, F. L. Olsen ( DAVC) .

The first specimens represent a range extension of approximately 175 km (110 miles) from the nearest known specimen from Missouri ( Cornell 1972; Robert Sites, pers. comm., 2005).

County records ( Figure 100 ): Lee, Muscatine, Van Buren.

Figures

Figures 98–105. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa. 98) Melanocanthon nigricornis (Say, 1823). 99) Pseudocanthon perplexus (LeConte, 1847). 100) Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856. 101) Dichelonyx kirbyi Brown, 1946. 102) Dichelonyx linearis (Gyllenhal, 1817). 103) Dichelonyx subvittata (LeConte, 1856). 104) Diplotaxis