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<paragraph id="6277EE02FFADFFD6FF1CFB9DFE2E4948" blockId="10.[192,814,1082,1146]" box="[192,390,1119,1146]" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">
<figureCitation id="FAF3F287FFADFFD6FF1CFB9DFE9F494B" box="[192,311,1119,1146]" captionStart-0="Figure 15" captionStart-1="Figures 1619" captionStartId-0="9.[192,268,997,1023]" captionStartId-1="12.[192,279,1833,1859]" captionTargetBox-0="[237,1425,220,965]" captionTargetBox-1="[208,1423,213,1803]" captionTargetId-0="figure-19@9.[209,1427,210,975]" captionTargetId-1="figure-15@12.[208,1424,213,1803]" captionTargetPageId-0="9" captionTargetPageId-1="12" captionText-0="Figure 15. Approximate distributions of species of Melanocanthon." captionText-1="Figures 1619. Distributions of Melanocanthon species. 16) By-county distributions of M. vulturnus and M. punctaticollis. 17) Same, M. granulifer and M. nigricornis. 18) Same, M. bispinatus. 19) Central United States, rectangle demarcates area of potential sympatry between M. bispinatus and M. nigricornis (see text for explanation)." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270985" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270987" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10270985/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10270987/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Fig. 1516</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FF3CFB4AFE0E49AE" box="[224,422,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Canthon nigricornis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FF3CFB04FDAB49EF" box="[224,515,1222,1246]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Melanocanthon punctaticollis</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="065993F3FFADFFD6FCBFFB04FBB349EF" author="Halffter G." box="[867,1051,1221,1246]" pageId="10" pageNumber="9" pagination="207 - 212" refId="ref19913" refString="Halffter G. 1958. Dos nuevos generos de Canthonini (Col. Scarabaeidae). Ciencia (Mexico) 17: 207 - 212." type="journal article" year="1958">Halffter 1958: 211</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FF1CFB2CFEC14839" bold="true" box="[192,361,1262,1288]" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Type material.</emphasis>
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, male. National Museum of Natural History,
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, D. C. Not examined.
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locality.
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.
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FF1CFA80FE94486D" bold="true" box="[192,316,1346,1372]" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FE9FFA80FED6486D" box="[323,382,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Head</emphasis>
: Dorsum (25×) sharply punctured on shagreen background (
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); granules and microspots either lacking or weak and perceptible only posteriorly. Clypeus weakly roughened, somewhat shinier anteriorly with transverse array of 1015 large, shallow punctures (
<figureCitation id="FAF3F287FFADFFD6FCB2FA44FC424891" box="[878,1002,1414,1440]" captionStart="Figures 2026" captionStartId="13.[195,282,1644,1670]" captionTargetBox="[193,1441,213,1615]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[193,1441,210,1617]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figures 2026. Melanocanthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer).20) Dorsal view of head.21) Same, deformed head margin. 22) Dorsal view of pronotum. 23) Apical view of parameres. 24) Caudal view of pygidium. 25) Dorsal view of left elytron. 26) Lateral view of metatarsus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270991" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10270991/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Fig. 2021</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FC22FA45FBC44891" box="[1022,1132,1415,1440]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Pronotum</emphasis>
: Evenly covered by distinct (25×) puncturing (
<figureCitation id="FAF3F287FFADFFD6FE49FA6AFE4E48F2" box="[405,486,1448,1475]" captionStart="Figures 2026" captionStartId="13.[195,282,1644,1670]" captionTargetBox="[193,1441,213,1615]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[193,1441,210,1617]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figures 2026. Melanocanthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer).20) Dorsal view of head.21) Same, deformed head margin. 22) Dorsal view of pronotum. 23) Apical view of parameres. 24) Caudal view of pygidium. 25) Dorsal view of left elytron. 26) Lateral view of metatarsus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270991" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10270991/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
); granules and shiny spots usually absent, weak granulation sometimes present posteriorly.
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FEC2FA09FEC948D4" box="[286,353,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Elytra</emphasis>
: Interstriae bearing widely and unevenly scattered, very small granules best observed in oblique view (
<figureCitation id="FAF3F287FFADFFD6FED8FA2FFEFC4B39" box="[260,340,1517,1544]" captionStart="Figures 2026" captionStartId="13.[195,282,1644,1670]" captionTargetBox="[193,1441,213,1615]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[193,1441,210,1617]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figures 2026. Melanocanthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer).20) Dorsal view of head.21) Same, deformed head margin. 22) Dorsal view of pronotum. 23) Apical view of parameres. 24) Caudal view of pygidium. 25) Dorsal view of left elytron. 26) Lateral view of metatarsus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270991" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10270991/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
); shagreen very fine, obscure.
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: Covered by weak, irregularly shaped granules on shagreen background (
<figureCitation id="FAF3F287FFADFFD6FE89F9CDFE0E4B18" box="[341,422,1551,1577]" captionStart="Figures 2026" captionStartId="13.[195,282,1644,1670]" captionTargetBox="[193,1441,213,1615]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[193,1441,210,1617]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figures 2026. Melanocanthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer).20) Dorsal view of head.21) Same, deformed head margin. 22) Dorsal view of pronotum. 23) Apical view of parameres. 24) Caudal view of pygidium. 25) Dorsal view of left elytron. 26) Lateral view of metatarsus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10270991" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10270991/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Fig. 24</figureCitation>
), basal impressions weak, sometimes virtually absent.
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FBDBF9D2FBE64B18" box="[1031,1102,1552,1577]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Venter</emphasis>
: Generally smooth with some irregular wrinkling on sides of abdominal sternites; pteropleura and sides of metaventrite lacking any trace of granulation; central portion of metaventrite evenly, finely punctured.
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FC30F996FBF64B5C" box="[1004,1118,1620,1645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">Parameres</emphasis>
: Ventral apical lobes small, rounded tabs; apical margins usually only weakly curved outwardly at middle.
<emphasis id="50BC3210FFADFFD6FBE6F9B7FB274BBE" box="[1082,1167,1653,1679]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="9">General</emphasis>
: Dull black, lacking any metallic undertones. Length 6.011.0 mm.
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[
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[
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,
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[
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFACFFD7FED3FF15FECF4DC1" box="[271,359,214,240]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">Levy Co</emphasis>
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E Bronson
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[
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SW Archer
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[
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<locationDeviation id="73C5F720FFACFFD7FC66FF14FBC94DC1" box="[954,1121,214,240]" location="Archer" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">
<quantity id="A53043E7FFACFFD7FC66FF14FC434DC1" box="[954,1003,214,240]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.218688" pageId="11" pageNumber="10" unit="mi" value="2.0">2 mi</quantity>
W Archer
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[
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,
<collectorName id="CF3D8BD4FFACFFD7FB76FF14FB744DC1" box="[1194,1244,214,240]" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">Aug</collectorName>
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W Archer
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[
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[
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFACFFD7FE3FFF3AFDF34C23" box="[483,603,248,274]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">Marion Co</emphasis>
.
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E Eureka
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[
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[
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,
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,
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] •
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[
<collectorName id="CF3D8BD4FFACFFD7FE93FEDBFE284C02" box="[335,384,281,307]" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">Apr</collectorName>
] •
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[
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[
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This species is endemic to the
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peninsula, where it is sympatric with both
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captured numerous specimens using malt traps in central
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turkey oak (
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Walter
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) scrub habitat. I have label records of capture from cattle, human and swine feces, fungi, yeast trap as well as from dead lubber grasshoppers (
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:
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) and in the soil pushup at the entrance to a gopher nest burrow (
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). Sandor Kelly (pers. comm.) routinely observes
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using various fleshy fungi, both fresh and desiccated, in Central
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uplands, where it can occur along with
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. Feeding aggregations are lively as individual beetles capture and roll away fungal pieces, which can be the object of energetic scuffles.
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did not indicate the number of specimens on hand for his description of
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. The NMNH entomology database (https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/) records a specimen designated as
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and, so, reserve opinion about the status of the putative
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The uniquely smooth sculpture of the head and pronotum of this species makes for rather easy identification of
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<emphasis id="50BC3210FFACFFD7FECAFC00FE644EEA" box="[278,460,961,987]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="10">M. punctaticollis</emphasis>
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. I have seen a single specimen from Ocala National Forest (Marion Co.,
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) with parameres similar to those of
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.
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, which I consider its nearest relative.
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