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Genus Codocera

Uncommon ochodaeid - Codocera gnatho - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Ochodaeidae (Sand-loving Scarab Beetles)
Genus Codocera
Pronunciation
co-DOSS-er-a
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Codocera Eschscholtz 1821
=Stomphax Fischer von Waldheim 1823
Explanation of Names
Etymology unknown
Numbers
A single species in our area, 3 spp. total(1)(2)
Size
ca. 6 mm
Range
holarctic (other 2 spp. in Eurasia)(2)
Works Cited
1.Paulsen M.J. (2008) Checklist of Nearctic Ochodaeidae
2.Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles (by Brett Ratcliffe and Mary Liz Jameson)
Contributed by MJ Paulsen on 21 August, 2008 - 9:55am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 12 January, 2012 - 3:50pm

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