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Passalinae

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Note: this taxon list is still under construction. It does not yet contain all known Passalinae subgroups.

Containing group: Passalidae

References

Vasconcelos da Fonseca, C. R. and P. Reyes-Castillo. 2004. Synopsis on Passalidae family (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Brazil with description of a new species of Veturius Kaup, 1871. Zootaxa 789: 1–26.

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Scientific Name Odontotaenius disjunctus
Location Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Patent-leather Beetle, Odontotaenius disjunctus
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2003 Thomas
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