''Allidiostomatinae'' is a subfamily of

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s in the scarab beetle family,

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. It is distributed in southern South America. Of the ten species, seven are

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. Others can also be found in

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and

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.Ocampo, F. C. and J. Colby. (2009)
''Parallidiostoma tricornum'' Ocampo and Colby, a new genus and species of Allidiostomatinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
''Zootaxa'' 2287 64-68. Little is known about the biology of these beetles.Jameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo

Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version. The subfamily was made up of the single genus ''Allidiostoma'' until 2009, when a second was erected for the new species ''Parallidiostoma tricornum''. Genera and species include: * ''Allidiostoma'' **'' Allidiostoma bosqui'' **'' Allidiostoma halffteri'' **'' Allidiostoma hirtum'' **'' Allidiostoma landbecki'' **'' Allidiostoma monrosmuntanolae'' **'' Allidiostoma ramosae'' **'' Allidiostoma rufum'' **'' Allidiostoma simplicifrons'' **'' Allidiostoma strobeli'' *''Parallidiostoma'' **'' Parallidiostoma tricornum''

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''Allidiostoma''.
Tree of Life Web Project. Scarabaeidae Taxa named by Gilbert John Arrow {{Scarabaeidae-stub