Species Trox variolatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Trogidae (Hide Beetles)

Genus Trox (Hide Beetles)

Species variolatus (Trox variolatus)

Explanation of Names

Trox variolatus Melsheimer 1846

Size

6.0‒8.5 mm(1)

Range

e. NA (NS‒FL to ON‒NE‒TX)(1)(2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.

2.	Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.

3.	A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 28 May, 2008 - 9:28pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 9 December, 2023 - 2:18pm

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