''Passalus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s of the family
Passalidae
Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging from ...
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Species
This list is a partial list of species
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Passalus barrus'' Boucher & Reyes-Castillo, 1991
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Passalus bucki'' Luederwaldt, 1931
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Passalus coniferus'' Eschscholtz, 1829
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Passalus convexus'' Dalman, 1817
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Passalus elfriedae
''Toxeutotaenius elfriedae'' is a South American Betsy beetle of the family Passalidae
Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd sp ...
'' Luederwaldt, 1931
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Passalus epiphanoides'' (Kuwert, 1891)
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Passalus glaberrimus'' Eschscholtz, 1829
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Passalus interruptus'' (Linneo, 1758)
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Passalus interstitialis'' Eschscholtz, 1829
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Passalus pugionifer'' (Kuwert, 1891)
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Passalus punctatostriatus
''Passalus punctatostriatus'' is a beetle of the family Passalidae
Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles" or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; s ...
'' Percheron, 1835
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Passalus punctiger'' LePeletier & Serville, 1825
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Passalus rhodocanthopoides'' (Kuwert, 1891)
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Passalus variiphyllus'' (Kuwert, 1891)
References
Biolib* Hallan, Joel
Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
Passalidae
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Scarabaeoidea genera
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