Phileurus is a genus of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Phileurus.[1][2][3]
| Phileurus | |
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| Phileurus valgus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Phileurini |
| Genus: | Phileurus Latreille, 1807 |
Species edit
These 28 species belong to the genus Phileurus:
- Phileurus affinis Burmeister, 1847
- Phileurus angustatus Kolbe, 1910
- Phileurus bucculentus Ohaus, 1911
- Phileurus buchwaldi Ohaus, 1914
- Phileurus caribaeus Ratcliffe & Cave, 2015
- Phileurus carinatus Prell, 1914
- Phileurus didymus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phileurus endrodii Lamant-Voirin, 1995
- Phileurus enigmaticus Dupuis, 2004
- Phileurus excavatus Prell, 1911
- Phileurus hospes Burmeister, 1847
- Phileurus hospitus Prell, 1934
- Phileurus incurvatus Endrödi, 1978
- Phileurus kaszabi Endrödi, 1978
- Phileurus lecourti Dechambre, 1998
- Phileurus limicauda Prell, 1912
- Phileurus mundus Prell, 1914
- Phileurus patruus Endrödi, 1978
- Phileurus rufus Dechambre, 1998
- Phileurus schereri Endrödi, 1981
- Phileurus toulgoeti Dechambre, 1996
- Phileurus truncatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1806) (triceratops beetle)
- Phileurus valgus (Olivier, 1789)
- Phileurus verus Endrödi, 1978
- Phileurus villaemagnae Dechambre, 1998
- Phileurus voirinae Endrödi, 1985
- Phileurus youngi Ratcliffe, 1988
- Phileurus zonianis Ratcliffe, 2011
References edit
- ^ "Phileurus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Phileurus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Phileurus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading edit
- Hardy, A. (1991). "Family: Scarabaeidae, Subfamilies Rutelinae and Dynastinae" (PDF). A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links edit
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