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Trox

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Trox
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Trox variolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Trogidae
Subfamily: Troginae
Genus: Trox
Fabricius, 1775

Trox is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus formerly included 160 species, but the subgenera Phoberus and Glyptotrox have been elevated as their own separate genera, while various Trox species have been merged or otherwise combined, giving a considerably smaller genus.[2] The genus Trox now contains three subgenera - Trox (Trox), Trox (Niditrox), and Trox (Granulitrox) -, with the following species:[1][3][4][5]

Subgenus Trox

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Subgenus Niditrox

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Subgenus Granulitrox

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Incertae sedis

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trox". BioLib. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Nikolajev, G. V. (July 2016). "Taxonomic composition of the family Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of the Russian fauna". Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 12 (1): 81–91. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2016-12-1-81-91.
  3. ^ "Subgenus Trox". BioLib.
  4. ^ "Subgenus Niditrox". BioLib.
  5. ^ "Subgenus Granulitrox". BioLib.