| Passalus punctatostriatus | |
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| Passalus punctatostriatus, adult | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Genus: | Passalus |
| Species: | P. punctatostriatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Passalus punctatostriatus Percheron | |
Passalus punctatostriatus is a beetle of the family Passalidae. [1] Mating takes place within galleries of the rotten wood the species lives in. [2]
Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging from 20 to 43 mm, for having a single "horn" on the head, and for a form of social behavior unusual among beetles.
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary. This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle and Goliath beetles.
Odontotaenius disjunctus, the patent-leather beetle or horned passalus, is a saproxylic beetle in the family Passalidae which can grow to just over an inch-and-a-half long, weigh 1-2 grams and are capable of pulling 50 times their own weight. They have been used to study several aspects of general family characteristics since the early 1900s but remain a relatively unknown species within the diverse Coleoptera order.
Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals.
Leptaulax bicolor is a beetle of the Family Passalidae found throughout Australia, Cambodia, Eastern Himalayas, India, Indonesia: Borneo, Java, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra; Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Odontotaenius floridanus is a beetle of the family Passalidae. It is endemic to Lake Wales Ridge in Florida.
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus is a beetle of the Family Passalidae. It is found in Latin America. The beetle lives in decaying wood. The species exhibits subsocial behavior, with parental care including pre-digesting food for larvae and repairing cocoons.
Passalus affinis is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus caelatus is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus inops is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus interruptus is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus interstitialis is a beetle of the Family Passalidae, distributed from Mexico to Argentina and in the West Indies.
Passalus jansoni is a beetle of the Family Passalidae native to central america.
Passalus latifrons is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus pugionifer is a beetle of the family Passalidae.
Passalus punctiger, common name passalid beetle, is a beetle of the family Passalidae.
Passalus spiniger is a beetle of the family Passalidae.
Passalus unicornis is a beetle of the Family Passalidae.
Passalus is a genus of beetles of the family Passalidae.
Odontotaenius is a genus of bess beetles in the family Passalidae. There are about 11 described species in Odontotaenius.
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