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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Pentodontini » Carrot Beetles (Tomarus) » Tomarus gibbosus

Species Tomarus gibbosus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles)
Tribe Pentodontini
Genus Tomarus (Carrot Beetles)
Species gibbosus (Tomarus gibbosus)
Other Common Names
the Carrot Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. Comb: Scarabaeus gibbosus De Geer, 1774
Many, many synonyms, mostly from Casey indicates that this far ranging sp. is quite variable. (Casey described Tomarus gibbosus 23 times!!)
One western subspecies, obsoletus was until recently recognized.
Numbers
9 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Identification

Det. E. G. Riley, 2010
Range
coast to coast / Mex.
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 10 October, 2006 - 5:20am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 25 July, 2010 - 3:45pm

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