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Species Odontotaenius floridanus

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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 Passalidae (Bess Beetles)
Genus Odontotaenius
Species floridanus (Odontotaenius floridanus)

Other Common Names

Florida Passalid

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Odontotaenius floridanus Schuster 1994

Identification

Distinguished from O. disjunctus (which also occurs in FL) by the horn shape and wider foretibia

Range

endemic to Highlands and Volusia Cos. of c. Florida - Map (1)(2)

Habitat

Breeds in dead wood in open Florida scrub habitat.

Remarks

Type Locality: Archbold Biological Station near Lake Placid, Highlands Co., Florida

See Also

Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger)

Print References

Deyrup, M., & Carrel, J.E. (2012). Conservation Status and Management of Lake Wales Ridge Arthropods Restricted to Scrub Habitat. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2126.0321.
Schuster, J.C. (1994). Odontotaenius floridanus new species (Coleoptera: Passalidae): A second US passalid beetle. Florida Entomologist, 77(4): 474-479. (Full Text)

Works Cited

1. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by metrioptera on 9 June, 2018 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 September, 2025 - 7:56pm

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