Dichotomius (Selenocopris) Burmeister, 1846

Dichotomius (Selenocopris) Burmeister, 1846 View in CoL

Type species: Copris bicuspis Germar, 1823 View in CoL , subsequent designation of Martínez (1951)

Diagnosis: separated from other subgenera by the following combination of characters: Clypeal teeth present, more or less strong ( Fig. 3a, c View Figure 3 ). Clypeal or genal external border lacking clypeo-genal angle or division ( Fig.3a, c View Figure 3 ). Clypeal and genal margin curved. Ventral clypeal process obtuse, quadrangular or bifurcated. Ventral thoracic ventrites with long dense setae. Female sixth abdominal ventrite three times to four times larger than the fifth ventrite, not modified medially ( Fig. 3d View Figure 3 ). Parameres lacking longitudinal excavations, with subtriangular and slender shape in lateral view, well sclerotized; with subgenital plate short and well esclerotized. ME with subquadrangular to assymetrical shape. Mexico to Argentina (modified from Nunes and Vaz-de-Mello (2019)).