Heliscus is a genus of bess beetles in the family Passalidae. There are about 12 described species in Heliscus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Heliscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Passalidae
Subfamily: Passalinae
Tribe: Proculini
Genus: Heliscus
Zang, 1906
Synonyms[1]
  • Coniger Zang, 1905
  • Hebicus Moreira, 1925
  • Soranus Kaup, 1871
  • Soronus Moreira, 1922

Species

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These 12 species belong to the genus Heliscus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ITIS report, Heliscus". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "GBIF, Heliscus". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Heliscus Zang, 1906". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony; Cai, Chenyang (2024). "On the nomenclatural status of type genera in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (1194): 1–981. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1194....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1194.106440. PMC 10955229. PMID 38523865. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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