The dung beetle fauna of the Big Bend region of Texas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Author Edmonds, W. D. text Insecta Mundi 2018 2018-07-27 642 1 30 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3708186 f503e20e-e3fb-41ac-bf17-bdaf221bc7c7 1942-1354 3708186 55CCB217-771C-499D-9110-36F143C375C5 Canthon ( Boreocanthon ) praticola LeConte Fig. 34–35 Diagnosis. Dorsum black, lacking any hint of blue highlights. Small, length 5–8 mm . Clypeus strongly quadridentate. Upper surfaces densely granulate on finely shagreened background; no visible puncturing. Pygidial surface evenly curved, apex not distinctly more convex than basal area. A formal discussion of this species appears in Halffter (1958) . Big Bend collection sites (altitudinal range: 1200–1630 m ). Jeff Davis Co. : [1] 16 km S Fort Davis (along TX 17), 30°27′48″N 103°58′59″W , 1600 m (Aug) ; [2] ~ 16 km NE Valentine , Muerto Springs Ranch (Muerto Springs), 30°40′50″N 104°20′22″W , 1555 m (Jul) ; [3] ~ 16 km NE Valentine , Muerto Springs Ranch (Muerto Springs, near headquarters), 30°40′28″N 104°24′07″W , 1475 m (Jul) . Presidio Co. : [1] 37 km SSW Marfa (along FM 2810, Petan Ranch – Cherry Hills sector), 30°07′35″N 104°19′24″W , 1630 m (Jun) ; [2] 20–26 km SSE Marfa (along FM 169 ), 1355–1415 m (Jun) ; [3] 8 km8km 8 km W La Viuda Peak , 29°42′30″N 103°54′30″ , 1200 m (Sep); [4] ~ 16 km W Valentine (Miller Ranch, near headquarters), 30°33°30″N 104°38′44″W , 1350 m (Jul–Aug) ; [5] ~ 6.5 km W Marfa (Hip-O Ranch ), 30°21′54″N 104°07′12″W , 1530 m (Aug–Sep) . Collection method(s). a) baited pitfall trap (human feces); b) direct capture (cow dung). Surface activity. Diurnal. Habitat. Grasslands. Comments. Canthon praticola is a wide-ranging species in more open habitats of the northern Chihuahuan Desert, including southwestern Arizona, through the Great Plains into southern Canada . Bill Warner (pers. comm.) reports that this species will utilize prairie dog ( Cynomys ) dung encountered at the burrow entrance.