Species Germarostes globosus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Pill Scarab Beetle - Germarostes globosus

Round, dark beetle - Germarostes globosus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Hybosoridae (Scavenger Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Ceratocanthinae (Pill Scarab Beetles)

Genus Germarostes

Species globosus (Germarostes globosus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Germarostes globosus (Say)

Orig. Comb: Trox globosus Say, 1835

Size

4.2-5.2 mm(1)

Identification

Det. A. Evans, 2014

Range

e. US (PA-FL to NE-TX) to S. Amer. - Map (1)(2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.

2.	A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 19 November, 2006 - 9:21am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, nebbeetle, v belov
Last updated 13 July, 2023 - 1:18pm

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