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Checklist for Family Passalidae Leach, 1815 (bess beetle)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
698
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
644
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
92
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
92
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPassalidae
Leach, 1815
Bess beetle, Bess beetles, Betsy beetles, Passalid beetles
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera with 22 Species
Aceraius Kaup, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neleuops Kuwert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Odontotaenius Kuwert, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Passalus Fabricius, 182511SpeciesTaxom
Pertinax Kaup, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Popilius Kaup, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Spasalus Kaup, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Spurius Kaup, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Verres Kaup, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Veturius Kaup, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceraius grandis Burmeister, 1847
Neleuops interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1828
Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger, 1800Bessbug
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus Percheron, 1835Haly's weedfish
Passalus (Passalus) bucki Luederwaldt, 1931
Passalus (Passalus) interruptus Linnaeus, 1758
Passalus (Passalus) interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1829
Passalus (Passalus) punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825Grass klipfish
Passalus punctiger punctiger punctiger Le..., 1825
Passalus (Pertinax) convexus (Dalman, 1817)⇒ Passalus sulcifrons Kuwert, 1898
Passalus abortivus Percheron, 1835
Passalus coarctatus Percheron, 1835
Passalus latifrons (Percheron, 1841)⇒ Passalus morio Percheron, 1835
Passalus sulcifrons Kuwert, 1898
Passalus unicornis (Lepeletier &..., 1825)⇒ Passalus punctiger Lepeletier &..., 1825
Pertinax latifrons Percheron, 1841
Popilius tetraphyllus Eschscholtz, 1829
Spasalus crenatus MacLeay, 1819
Spurius bicornis Truqui, 1857
Verres furcilabris Eschscholtz, 1829
Verres hageni Kaup, 1871
Veturius (Veturius) libericornis (Kuwert, 1891)⇒ Veturius crassus Smith, 1852
Veturius (Veturius) transversus Dalman, 1817

Subnodes of Passalidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyPassalinae
Leach, 1815
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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