Trox
Temporal range:
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

In recent years, scientists have revamped the taxonomy of Trox. The formerly massive genus, which boasted a whopping 160 species, has been cut down. Specifically, the subgenera Phoberus and Glyptotrox have been reelevated as their own separate genera, while various Trox species have been merged or otherwise combined.[2]

After taxonomic revisions, the genus Trox contains three subgenera - Trox (Trox), Trox (Niditrox), and Trox (Granulitrox) -, with the following species:[1][3][4][5]

Subgenus Trox

Subgenus Niditrox

Subgenus Granulitrox

  • Trox aproximans Escalera, 1914
  • Trox clathratus Reiche, 1861
  • Trox confluens Wollaston, 1864
  • Trox cotodognanensis Compte, 1986
  • Trox cribrum Gené, 1836
  • Trox cyrenaicus Pittino, 2011
  • Trox elkantaraensis Pittino, 2011
  • Trox eximius Faldermann, 1835
  • Trox fabricii Reiche, 1853
  • Trox granulipennis Fairmaire, 1852
  • Trox hispanicus Harold, 1872
  • Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
  • Trox iranicus Petrovitz, 1980
  • Trox klapperichi Pittino, 1983
  • Trox leonardii Pittino, 1983
  • Trox litoralis Pittino, 1991
  • Trox martini Reitter, 1892
  • Trox mixtus Harold, 1872
  • Trox morticinii Pallas, 1781
  • Trox niger Rossi, 1792
  • Trox nodulosus Harold, 1872
  • Trox perlatus Geoffroy, 1762
  • Trox quadrimaculatus Ballion, 1870
  • Trox sordidatus Balthasar, 1936
  • Trox strandi Balthasar, 1936
  • Trox transversus Reiche, 1856

Incertae sedis

  • Trox cricetulus Ádám, 1994

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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