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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Ironclad Beetles (Zopheridae) » Ironclad Beetles (Zopherinae) » Zopherini » Zopherus » Zopherus xestus

Species Zopherus xestus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Ironclad Beetle - Zopherus xestus Ironclad Beetle - Zopherus xestus Zopherus xestus Triplehorn - Zopherus xestus Zopherus xestus Triplehorn - Zopherus xestus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Zopheridae (Ironclad Beetles)
Subfamily Zopherinae (Ironclad Beetles)
Tribe Zopherini
Genus Zopherus
Species xestus (Zopherus xestus)
Explanation of Names
Zopherus xestus Triplehorn 1972
xestus (G). 'polished' (1)
Size
16.8-24.8mm(2)
Identification
Distinguished from other congeners by the trilobed callus on apical abdominal sternum:

Photos of paratypes
Range
w. TX (Big Bend National Park and Davis Mountains) - Map (2)(3), plus 1 record from Val Verde Co., TX (4)
Season
mostly June-Sept (3)
Remarks
Holotype and 37 paratypes mostly from Big Bend National Park
Print References
Triplehorn, C.A. 1972. A review of the genus Zopherus of the World (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 108: 1-24. (2)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.A review of the genus Zopherus of the World (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Triplehorn C.A. 1972. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 108: 1‒24.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.University of Texas Insect Collection (UTIC)
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 3 February, 2009 - 11:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 August, 2021 - 12:51pm

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