Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Passalidae (Bess Beetles)
Genus Odontotaenius
Species floridanus (Odontotaenius floridanus)
Other Common Names
Archbold Bess Beetle
Size
36-42 mm
Identification
Similar to O. disjunctus. See description in print references.
Range
Known only from the Lake Wales Ridge area of Highlands County, Florida, especially the Archbold Biological Station.
Print References
Schuster, 1994. Odontotaenius floridanus New Species (Coleoptera: Passalidae): A Second U.S. Passalid Beetle. Florida Entomologist 77(4): 474-478, available here.
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 February, 2007 - 11:17am
