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Taxonomy of Family Passalidae Leach, 1815
bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
188
2026
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Passalidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyAulacocyclinae
Kaup, 1868
6
102
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLeptaulacinae
Johki & Kon, 1987
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMacrolininae
Johki & Kon, 1987
1
0
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
68
1570
Genera
Species
GenusAceraeus
Zang, 1905
  ⇒ Aceraius
2Species
GenusAlococerus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusAmeripassalus
Jiménez-Ferbans & Reyes-Castillo, 2014
5Species
GenusAntillanax
3Species
GenusAponelides
Kuwert, 1896
  ⇒ Passalus (Passalus)
10Species
GenusAurelius
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusAurikulus
Arrow, 1907
0Species
GenusCalidas
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusCassius
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusCaulifer
Kaup, 1871
1Species
GenusCeracyclus
Boucher & Bai in Boucher & al., 2017
2Species
GenusCeratocupes
Arrow, 1906
0Species
GenusCeteius
Zang, 1903
0Species
GenusCetius
Zang, 1905
  ⇒ Cetejus
0Species
GenusCicernonius
0Species
GenusConiger
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusCyphoproculus
Kuwert, 1896
2Species
GenusDidymoides
Hincks, 1933
0Species
GenusEmbryulcus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusEpilaches
Kuwert, 1891
2Species
GenusEpipertinax
Kuwert, 1891
0Species
GenusEpiphanus
Kaup, 1871
6Species
GenusEpiphoroneus
Arrow, 1906
0Species
GenusEpipleurothrix
Zang, 1905
5Species
GenusEriocnemis
Kaup in Harold, 1868
14Species
GenusEriopterus
Kuwert, 1896
1Species
GenusEriosternus
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusEumelosomus
Kuwert, 1891
  ⇒ Didimus
18Species
GenusEumelus
Kaup, 1871
4Species
GenusGnomon
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusHebicus
Moreira, 1925
  ⇒ Heliscus
0Species
GenusHeterochilus
Kuwert, 1891
3Species
GenusHyperplesthenus
Gravely, 1913
2Species
GenusKaupioloides
Gravely, 1913
0Species
GenusKaupiolus
Zang, 1903
1Species
GenusLaches
Kaup, 1871
6Species
GenusLasioperix
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusLerius
Gistel, 1848
  ⇒ Stenorrhynchus
2Species
GenusLophocephalus
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusLucilius
Kuwert, 1891
2Species
GenusMacrobius
Kaup in Harold, 1868
  ⇒ Macrolinus
0Species
GenusMacrolobus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusMalagasalus
Gravely, 1918
2Species
GenusMalagasulus
0Species
GenusManlius
Kuwert, 1891
0Species
GenusMastachilus
Kaup, 1868
  ⇒ Mastochilus
10Species
GenusMastolichus
Kuwert, 1896
  ⇒ Mastachilus
0Species
GenusMicrothorax
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusMitrorhinus
Kaup, 1871
3Species
GenusMorosophus
Kuwert, 1896
7Species
GenusNasoproculus
Zang, 1905
1Species
GenusNeleides
Kaup, 1869
  ⇒ Passalus
14Species
GenusNeleuops
Kuwert, 1891
4Species
GenusNeleurops
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusNeleus
Desbonne & Schramm, 1867
  ⇒ Passalus
64Species
GenusNelues
0Species
GenusNeoverres
Hincks, 1934
1Species
GenusNinoides
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusNotocetius
Hincks & Dibb, 1935
1Species
GenusOcythoe
Castelnau, 1840
0Species
GenusOeneus
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusOmegarius
Kuwert, 1896
1Species
GenusOuayana
Boucher, 2005
  ⇒ Veturius
0Species
GenusOxyges
Wytsman, 1884
0Species
GenusPaexiles
Percheron, 1835
0Species
GenusParapelopides
Zang, 1904
1Species
GenusParapertinax
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusPassalotaenius
Kuwert, 1896
2Species
GenusPaxillisomus  ⇒ Paxillus
1Species
GenusPaxilloides
Kuwert, 1890
2Species
GenusPaxillosomus
Kuwert, 1896
4Species
GenusPertinacides
Kuwert, 1891
1Species
GenusPertinax
Kaup in Harold, 1869
  ⇒ Passalus
26Species
GenusPhaulothorax
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusPhoronaeosomus
Kuwert, 1891
3Species
GenusPhoronaeus
Kuwert, 1896
  ⇒ Passalus
1Species
GenusPlatyverres
Bates, 1886
2Species
GenusPleurostylus
Kaup, 1871
  ⇒ Veturius
1Species
GenusPolyacanthopus
Kuwert, 1896
1Species
GenusProculeius
Zang, 1903
  ⇒ Proculejus
1Species
GenusProculejoides
Kuwert, 1896
  ⇒ Ogyges
2Species
GenusProcululus
Zang, 1905
1Species
GenusProsoclitus
Bates, 1886
1Species
GenusProtopassalus
Santos, Mattos, Mermudes, Scheffler & Reyes-Castillo, 2020
1Species
GenusPsilomus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusPtychotrichus
Kuwert, 1896
5Species
GenusPuritulus
Graveley, 1914
0Species
GenusRhagonocerus
Kaup, 1871
9Species
GenusRhipsaspis
Zang, 1905
  ⇒ Aceraius
0Species
GenusRhodocanthopus
Kaup, 1871
  ⇒ Passalus
36Species
GenusRimor
Kaup, 1871
6Species
GenusRimoricus
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusScalmus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusSeverus
Kuwert, 1896
1Species
GenusSoranus
Kaup, 1871
9Species
GenusSoronus
Moreira, 1922
0Species
GenusSpacalus
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusSynesius
Kuwert, 1896
0Species
GenusTatius
Kuwert, 1898
0Species
GenusTetraracus
Kuwert, 1891
4Species
GenusTiberius
Kuwert, 1891
2Species
GenusTonantzin
Beza-Beza, Jiménez-Ferbans & Clarke, 2019
1Species
GenusToxeutotaenius
Kuwert, 1896
6Species
GenusTrapezochilus
Zang, 1905
0Species
GenusTriaenurgus
Bates, 1886
3Species
GenusTrichopleurus
Motschulsky, 1860
  ⇒ Passalus
5Species
GenusTristorthus
Kuwert, 1896
4Species
GenusTruquius
Bates, 1886
0Species
GenusTryptocerus
1Species
GenusValerius
Kuwert, 1891
2Species
GenusVerroides
Kuwert, 1891
4Species
GenusVeturiua
1Species
GenusZosterothrix
Zang, 1905
0Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Passalidae
GermanZuckerkäfer
EnglishBess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles, Patent leather beetles, Peg


Distribution and Species lists of Passalidae Leach, 1815
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T
U
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Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
13 Genera  39 Species
Australia
16 Genera  53 Species
Bahamas
5 Genera  7 Species
Belize
8 Genera  10 Species
Bhutan
7 Genera  14 Species
Bolivia
10 Genera  55 Species
Brazil
19 Genera  171 Species
Cambodia
4 Genera  9 Species
Cameroon
3 Genera  13 Species
Canada
4 Genera  4 Species
Chile
1 Genus  5 Species
China
9 Genera  20 Species
Colombia
21 Genera  188 Species
Costa Rica
22 Genera  103 Species
Cuba
11 Genera  18 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  17 Species
Dominica
3 Genera  6 Species
Dominican Republic
4 Genera  7 Species
Ecuador
15 Genera  89 Species
El Salvador
18 Genera  31 Species
Equatorial Guinea
3 Genera  9 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
France
1 Genus  1 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  5 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
1 Genus  0 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  11 Species
Greece
1 Genus  1 Species
Grenada
3 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
36 Genera  126 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  2 Species
Guyana
7 Genera  27 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
18 Genera  47 Species
India
13 Genera  36 Species
Indonesia
23 Genera  207 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  9 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  3 Species
Japan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  3 Species
Laos
5 Genera  9 Species
Liberia
11 Genera  13 Species
Madagascar
7 Genera  12 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
11 Genera  115 Species
Mexico
28 Genera  140 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  2 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
10 Genera  32 Species
Nepal
4 Genera  4 Species
Nicaragua
17 Genera  42 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  2 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
2 Genera  2 Species
Panama
17 Genera  49 Species
Papua New Guinea
13 Genera  88 Species
Paraguay
9 Genera  34 Species
Peru
12 Genera  78 Species
Philippines
11 Genera  36 Species
Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  7 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  1 Species
Rwanda
3 Genera  6 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Genera  4 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  4 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  4 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  3 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
8 Genera  8 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Genera  19 Species
Suriname
9 Genera  30 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  8 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
9 Genera  26 Species
Togo
2 Genera  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera  22 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  9 Species
United Kingdom
3 Genera  6 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
13 Genera  29 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  2 Species
Venezuela
12 Genera  54 Species
Vietnam
8 Genera  25 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  0 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


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