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Genus Tesarius

California Coastal Dune Beetle - Tesarius oregonensis California Coastal Dune Beetle - Tesarius oregonensis California Coastal Dune Beetle - Tesarius oregonensis California Coastal Dune Beetle - Tesarius oregonensis Tesarius caelatus (LeConte) - Tesarius caelatus Tesarius found under beach wrack - Tesarius Tesarius found under beach wrack - Tesarius Tesarius found under beach wrack - Tesarius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
Tribe Psammodiini
Genus Tesarius
Explanation of Names
Tesarius Rakovic 1981
Numbers
4 spp. in our area, 5 spp. total(1)
Range
w. US; Tasmania (introduced into England, Chile, New Zealand)(1)
T. caelatus (LeConte) w. NA
T. doyeni (Cartwright), T. mcclayi (Cartwright) CA
T. oregonensis (Cartwright) WA-CA
Habitat
inland and coastal sand dunes(1)
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