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Species Trox capillaris

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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 capillaris (Trox capillaris)
Explanation of Names
Trox capillaris Say 1823
Size
8.4-10.3 mm(1)
Range
ne.US-ON-NE to TN-TX(1)
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.