| Zopherus elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Zopheridae |
| Subfamily: | Zopherinae |
| Genus: | Zopherus |
| Species: | Z. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Zopherus elegans Horn, 1870 | |
Zopherus elegans is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Zopherinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as ironclad beetles. Together with the subfamily Usechinae, they have been treated historically as a family, but have recently been joined by several additional taxa, making the Zopheridae a much larger composite family, and the Zopherinae are now only a small component within it, consisting of seven genera in the tribe Zopherini and one, Phellopsis in its own tribe (Phellopsini).
Zopherus championi is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Zopherus chilensis is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae.
Zopherus concolor is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in North America.
Zopherus gracilis is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Zopherus jansoni is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae.
Zopherus jourdani is a species of ironclad beetle found in Central America. It is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Nicaragua, and has been collected every month of the year from a variety of altitudes ranging from 2500 to 9800 feet. The species plays dead when disturbed, which earned it the name "Durene Niño" in Costa Rica. It lives under the bark of trees, including the balsa and the pine.
Zopherus laevicollis is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae.
Zopherus nervosus is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae.
Zopherus xestus is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in North America.
Zopherus is a genus of beetles comprising 19 species. They live in the Americas and are adapted to wood-boring.
Zopherus uteanus is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in North America.
Zopherus tristis is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dichrooscytus elegans is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Eupompha elegans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Boreus elegans is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Squamanotoxus elegans is a species of monoceros beetle in the family Anthicidae. It is found in North America.
Zopherus granicollis is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Zopherus sanctaehelenae is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae. It is found in North America.
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