''Trox'' is a

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hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera. Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Thei ...

in the subfamily

Troginae ''Troginae'' is a subfamily of beetles in the family Trogidae which includes extant species and extinct beetle species from the Lower Cretaceous. The subfamily contains the following genera: * Glyptotrox Nikolajev, 2016 *Paratrox Nikolajev, 2009 ...

Taxonomy

In recent years, scientists have revamped the taxonomy of ''Trox''. The formerly massive

, which boasted a whopping 160 species, has been cut down. Specifically, the

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Phoberus ''Phoberus'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. It was initially a subgenus of ''Trox'' before taxonomists reorganized it into its own genus. The genus is monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is ...

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Glyptotrox ''Glyptotrox'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae ''Troginae'' is a subfamily of beetles in the family Trogidae which includes extant species and extinct beetle species from the Lower Cretaceous. The subfamily contains the fol ...

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Trox (Niditrox) ''Trox'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. 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 ...

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Trox (Granulitrox) ''Trox'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. 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 ...

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Subgenus ''Trox''

*'' Trox acanthinus'' Harold, 1872 *'' Trox antiquus'' Wickham, 1909 *'' Trox cadaverinus'' Illiger, 1802 *''

Trox capillaris ''Trox capillaris'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or f ...

'' Say, 1824 *''

Trox contractus ''Trox contractus'' is a beetle of the Family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or f ...

'' Robinson, 1940 *'' Trox coracinus'' Gmelin, 1788 *''

Trox cretaceus ''Trox cretaceus'' is an extinct species of hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or ...

'' Nikolajev, 2007 *'' Trox floridanus'' Howden & Vaurie, 1957 *'' Trox gansuensis'' Ren, 2003 *''

Trox gemmulatus ''Trox gemmulatus'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or f ...

'' Horn, 1874 *''

Trox horiguchii ''Trox horiguchii'' is a species of hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five ge ...

'' Ochi & Kawahara, 2002 *''

Trox lama ''Trox lama'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Within the genus ''Trox'', it is placed in the core subgenus ''Trox''. References lama Lama (; "chief") is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism ...

'' Pittino, 1985 *''

Trox lutosus ''Trox lutosus'' is a species of hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five gener ...

'' (Marsham, 1802) *''

Trox maurus ''Trox maurus'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Within the genus ''Trox'', it is placed in the core subgenus ''Trox''. References maurus Beetles described in 1790 {{Trogidae-stub ...

'' Herbst, 1790 *''

Trox minutus ''Trox minutus'' is an extinct species of hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or f ...

'' Nikolajev, 2008 *''

Trox mitis ''Trox mitis'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Within the genus ''Trox'', it is placed in the core subgenus ''Trox''. References mitis Beetles described in 1933 {{Trogidae-stub ...

'' Balthasar, 1933 *''

Trox oustaleti ''Trox oustaleti'' is an extinct species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae described from a fossil found in the Ypresian age Allenby Formation The Allenby formation is a sedimentary rock formation in British Columbia which was deposi ...

'' Scudder, 1879 *''

Trox placosalinus ''Trox placosalinus'' is a species of hide beetle Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five ...

'' Ren, 2003 *''

Trox plicatus ''Trox plicatus'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or fiv ...

'' Robinson, 1940 *''

Trox robinsoni ''Trox robinsoni'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or fi ...

'' Vaurie, 1955 *''

Trox sabulosus Trox sabulosus is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five ge ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Trox setifer ''Trox setifer'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Within the genus ''Trox'', it is placed in the core subgenus ''Trox''. References setifer The greater hedgehog tenrec (''Setifer setosus''), also known as the large ...

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, 1875 *'' Trox sibericus'' Nikolajev, 2007 *'' Trox sonorae'' LeConte, 1854 *'' Trox sordidus'' LeConte, 1854 *'' Trox stellatus'' Harold, 1872 *'' Trox striatus'' Melsheimer, 1846 *'' Trox torpidus'' Harold, 1872 *'' Trox tuberculatus''

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, 1774 * Trox unistriatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1818 *'' Trox ussuriensis'' Balthasar, 1931 *''

Trox variolatus ''Trox variolatus'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae, the hide beetles. It is found in North America. Image:Trox variolatus variation sjh.jpg, ''Trox variolatus'' variation References

Trox, variolatus Beetles of North America Taxa ...

'' Melsheimer, 1846

Subgenus ''Niditrox''

*'' Trox aequalis'' Say, 1831 *'' Trox affinis'' Robinson, 1940 *'' Trox atrox'' LeConte, 1854 *'' Trox eversmanni'' Krynicky, 1832 *'' Trox fascifer'' LeConte, 1854 *'' Trox koreanus'' Kim, 1991 *'' Trox kyotensis'' Ochi & Kawahara, 2000 *'' Trox laticollis'' LeConte, 1854 *'' Trox nohirai'' Nakane, 1954 *'' Trox perrisii'' Fairmaire, 1868 *'' Trox scaber'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Trox zoufali'' Balthasar, 1931

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 ''Trox'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. 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 sub ...

'' 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

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