Aphonus is a genus of North American rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Aphonus.[1][2][3]
| Aphonus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Pentodontini |
| Genus: | Aphonus LeConte, 1856 |
Species
editThese six species belong to the genus Aphonus:
- Aphonus brevicruris Cartwright, 1944
- Aphonus castaneus (Melsheimer, 1845)
- Aphonus densicauda Casey, 1915
- Aphonus texanus Gill & Howden, 1985
- Aphonus tridentatus (Say, 1823)
- Aphonus variolosus (LeConte, 1847)
References
edit- ^ "Aphonus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Aphonus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Aphonus 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)". Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. 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.