Species Trox foveicollis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · 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 foveicollis (Trox foveicollis)

Explanation of Names

Trox foveicollis Harold 1872

foveicollis = 'with pitted neck/pronotum'

Size

5.1-6.4 mm(1)

Identification

Tifts of hair on ridges of elytra; pronotum sculptured heavily (2)

Range

e NA (ON-FL to NE-TX)(1)(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.	The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2. Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.

3.	Bousquet Y., ed. (1991) Checklist of the beetles of Canada and Alaska

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 14 May, 2011 - 1:50am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 11 January, 2018 - 9:40am

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