Tesarius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Tesarius.[1][2][3]
| Tesarius | |
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| Tesarius caelatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Psammodiini |
| Genus: | Tesarius Rakovic, 1981 |
Species edit
These five species belong to the genus Tesarius:
- Tesarius caelatus (Leconte, 1857)
- Tesarius doyeni (Cartwright, 1977)
- Tesarius mcclayi (Cartwright, 1955)
- Tesarius oregonensis (Cartwright, 1955)
- Tesarius sulcipennis (Lea, 1904)
References edit
- ^ "Tesarius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Tesarius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Tesarius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- 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". 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
Media related to Tesarius at Wikimedia Commons
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