Biology:Aphonus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Pentodontini |
| Genus: | Aphonus LeConte, 1856 |
Aphonus is a genus of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Aphonus.[1][2][3]
Species
These 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
- ↑ "Aphonus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=926586. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Aphonus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1075035. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Aphonus genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/49075. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Hardy, A. (1991). "Family: Scarabaeidae, Subfamilies Rutelinae and Dynastinae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. http://entomology.si.edu/coleoptera/ColeopteraCatalog/Scarabaeidae_Rutelinae&Dynastinae_529-34b.pdf.
- 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)". http://coleoptera.org/p735.htm. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q14871880 entry
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