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Checklist for Family Passalidae Leach, 1815 (bess beetle)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
3263
9002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
3021
8293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
271
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
271
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
22
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
22 Genera with 104 Species
#ACHNOPRSV
Aponelides Kuwert, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Arrox Zang, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aulacocyclus Kaup, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Chondrocephalus Kuwert, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heliscus Zang, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Oileus Kaup, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 183522SpeciesTaxom
Paxillus Fr., 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pertinax Kaup, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Petrejoides Kuwert, 186810SpeciesTaxom
Popilius Kaup, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Proculejus Kaup, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarrox Reyes-Castillo, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Ptichopus Kaup, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Publius Kaup, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Rhodocanthopus Kaup, 18918SpeciesTaxom
Spurius Kaup, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Verres Kaup, 189711SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 201618SpeciesTaxom
Vindex Kaup, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aponelides punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835
Arrox agassizi Kaup, 1871
Aulacocyclus edentulus W.S. Macleay, 1826Bess Beetle
Aulacocyclus tricuspis Kaup, 1868
Chondrocephalus gemmae Reyes-Castil..., 1986
Heliscus decipiens Kuwert, 1987
Heliscus eclipticus Truqui, 1857
Heliscus rectangulatus Luederwaldt, 1941
Heliscus rotundicornis Luederwaldt, 1941
Heliscus tropicus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Odontotaenius brevioripennis Kuwert, 1891
Odontotaenius decipiens Kuwert, 1987
Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800Bessbug
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Odontotaenius striatulus Dibb, 1940
Odontotaenius zodiacus Truqui, 1857
Oileus sargi Kaup, 1871
Passalus (Passalus) interruptus Linnaeus, 1758
Passalus (Passalus) interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1829
Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825Grass klipfish
Passalus punctiger punctatissimus Eschscholtz, 1829
Passalus caelatus Erichson, 1847
Passalus clypeoneleus Kuwert, 1891
Passalus furcicornis (Montrolobe, 1855)⇒ Aulacocyclus tricuspis Kaup, 1868
Passalus halffterorum Jiménez-Ferb..., 2017
Passalus jansoni Bates, 1886
Passalus labroexcisus Kuwert, 1898
Passalus nevermanni Luederwaldt, 1941
Passalus perparculus Kuwert, 1898
Passalus petrejoides Kuwert, 1891
Passalus punctatissimus (Eschscholtz, 1829)⇒ Passalus punctiger punctatissimus Eschscholtz, 1829
Passalus punctatostriatus Percheron, 1835Arrow blenny
Passalus punctulatus Kaup, 1869
Passalus rzedowskiorum Jiménez-Ferb..., 2017
Passalus spinifer Percheron, 1841
Passalus spiniger Bates, 1886
Passalus spinipes Gravely, 1918
Passalus spinosus Kuwert, 1898
Passalus tlascala (Percheron, 1835)⇒ Passalus interruptus Linnaeus, 1758
Paxillus alfari Pangella, 1905
Paxillus leachi MacLeay, 1819
Paxillus leachii MacLeay, 1819
Pertinax anguliferus Percheron, 1835
Petrejoides abnormalis Luederwaldt, 1941
Petrejoides decipiens (Kuwert, 1987)⇒ Odontotaenius decipiens Kuwert, 1987
Petrejoides frantzi Kuwert, 1897
Petrejoides hirsutus Luederwaldt, 1941
Petrejoides panamae Schuster, 1991
Petrejoides subrecticornis Kuwert, 1897
Petrejoides tau Kaup, 1869
Petrejoides tenuis Kuwert, 1897
Petrejoides varius Kuwert, 1891
Petrejoides wagneri Kaup, 1868
Popilius abnormalis (Luederwaldt, 1941)⇒ Petrejoides abnormalis Luederwaldt, 1941
Popilius erotylus Reyes-Castil..., 1992
Popilius frantzi (Kuwert, 1897)⇒ Petrejoides frantzi Kuwert, 1897
Popilius hirsutus (Luederwaldt, 1941)⇒ Petrejoides hirsutus Luederwaldt, 1941
Popilius lenzi Kuwert, 1897
Popilius varius (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Petrejoides varius Kuwert, 1891
Proculejus hirtus Truqui, 1857
Pseudoarrox carreni Reyes-Castillo, 1970
Pseudoarrox karreni Reyes-Castillo, 1970
Ptichopus angulatus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Publius solisi Boucher, 2005
Publius talamacaensis Boucher, 2005
Rhodocanthopus caelatus Erichson, 1847
Rhodocanthopus clypeoneleus (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Passalus clypeoneleus Kuwert, 1891
Rhodocanthopus maillei Bates, 1886
Rhodocanthopus perparvulus Kuwert, 1898
Rhodocanthopus spiniger (Bates, 1886)⇒ Passalus spiniger Bates, 1886
Rhodocanthopus spinipes Gravely, 1918
Rhodocanthopus spinosus (Kuwert, 1898)⇒ Passalus spinosus Kuwert, 1898
Rhodocanthopus sulcatus (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Passalus caelatus Erichson, 1847
Spurius bicornis Truqui, 1857
Verres angustatus Kuwert, 1891
Verres cavicollis (Bates, 1886)⇒ Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Verres cavifrons (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Verres corticicola Truqui, 1857
Verres costaricensis Hincks, 1934
Verres deficiens Kuwert, 1891
Verres deflexicornis Kuwert, 1898
Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Verres longicornis Luederwaldt, 1934
Verres sternbergianus Zang, 1905
Verres vernicatus Casey, 1897
Veturius (Ouayana) cirratus Bates, 1886
Veturius (Ouayana) laevior Kaup, 1868
Veturius (Ouayana) ultimus Boucher, 2005
Veturius (Veturius) aquilonalis Boucher, 2005
Veturius (Veturius) aspina Kuwert, 1898
Veturius (Veturius) platyrhinus (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Veturius tuberculifrons Kuwert, 1891
Veturius (Veturius) schusteri Boucher, 2005
Veturius (Veturius) sinuatocollis Kuwert, 1890
Veturius (Veturius) sinuatomarginatus Luederwaldt, 1941
Veturius (Veturius) tuberculifrons Kuwert, 1891
Veturius angulatus
Veturius brachypterus Boucher, 2018
Veturius crassus Smith, 1852
Veturius latisulcatus (Luederwaldt, 1941)⇒ Veturius tuberculifrons Kuwert, 1891
Veturius lineatosulca
Veturius solisi (Boucher, 2005)⇒ Publius solisi Boucher, 2005
Veturius talamacaensis (Boucher, 2005)⇒ Publius talamacaensis Boucher, 2005
Veturius unanus Boucher & Ra..., 2016
Vindex agnoscendus Percheron, 1841

Subnodes of Passalidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAulacocyclinae
Kaup, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
17
91
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Passalidae at gbif.org
Passalidae at irmng.org
Passalidae at itis.gov