Phobetus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Phobetus.[1][2][3]
| Phobetus | |
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| Phobetus palpalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Tanyproctini |
| Genus: | Phobetus LeConte, 1856 |
Species edit
These 11 species belong to the genus Phobetus:
- Phobetus chearyi Hardy, 1973
- Phobetus ciliatus Barrett, 1935
- Phobetus comatus LeConte, 1856 (Robinson's rain scarab)
- Phobetus desertus Blom & Clark, 1984
- Phobetus humeralis Cazier, 1937
- Phobetus mojavus Barrett, 1933
- Phobetus palpalis Saylor, 1936
- Phobetus panamintensis Hardy, 1978
- Phobetus saylori Cazier, 1937
- Phobetus sleeperi Hardy, 1978
- Phobetus testaceus LeConte, 1861
References edit
- ^ "Phobetus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Phobetus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Phobetus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Evans, Arthur V. (2003). "A checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zootaxa. 211 (1): 1–458. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.211.1.1.
- Smith, Andrew B. T.; Evans, Arthur V. (2005). "A supplement to the checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) with notes on their tribal classification". Zootaxa. 1032 (1): 29–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1032.1.2.
- 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)". 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.