''Phoberus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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. The ...

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 the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic ...

, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Most beetle species in the genus live in Africa. It contains the following species: :

Phoberus aculeatus ''Phoberus aculeatus'' is a species 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 conta ...

(Harold, 1872) :

Phoberus arcuatus ''Phoberus arcuatus'' is a species 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 contai ...

(Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus braacki ''Phoberus braacki'' is a species 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 contain ...

(Scholtz, 1980) :

Phoberus brincki ''Phoberus brincki'' is a species 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 contain ...

(Haaf, 1958) : Phoberus bulirschi (Huchet, 2020) :

Phoberus caffer ''Phoberus caffer'' is a species 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 ...

(Harold, 1872) :

Phoberus capensis ''Phoberus capensis'' 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 o ...

(Scholtz, 1979) :

Phoberus consimilis ''Phoberus consimilis'' is a species 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 cont ...

(Haaf, 1953) : Phoberus cyrtus (Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus disjunctus ''Phoberus disjunctus'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by coleopterologist Werner P. Strümpher in 2016. Taxonomy Initially, the scientific community treated all ''P. disjunctus'' specimens as part of the ''P. ...

(Strümpher, 2016) :

Phoberus elmariae ''Phoberus elmariae'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by the scientists van de Merwe and Scholtz in 2005. Like with many other beetle species, ''P. elmariae'' has not been observed again after its discovery, so ...

(van der Merwe & Scholtz, 2005) : Phoberus fascicularis (Wiedemann, 1821) :

Phoberus fumarius ''Phoberus fumarius'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by Erwin Haaf in 1953. Taxonomy Taxonomically, ''P. fumarius'' was initially placed in the subgenus ''Trox (Phoberus)''. Because ''P. fumarius'' is extremel ...

(Haaf, 1953) : Phoberus gunki (Scholtz, 1980) :

Phoberus herminae ''Phoberus herminae'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by coleopterologist Werner P. Strümpher in 2016. Taxonomy Initially, the scientific community treated all ''P. herminae'' specimens as part of the ''P. cape ...

(Strümpher, 2016) : Phoberus horridus (Fabricius, 1775) : Phoberus levis (Haaf, 1953) : Phoberus lilianae (Scholtz, 1980) : Phoberus luridus (Fabricius, 1781) : Phoberus miliarius (Gmelin, 1790) : Phoberus montanus (Kolbe, 1891) : Phoberus mozalae (Strümpher & Scholtz, 2009) : Phoberus nama (Kolbe, 1908) : Phoberus nanniscus (Péringuey, 1901) : Phoberus nasutus (Harold, 1872) : Phoberus natalensis (Haaf, 1954) : Phoberus necopinus (Scholtz, 1986) :

Phoberus ngomensis ''Phoberus ngomensis'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by the scientists van de Merwe and Scholtz in 2005. Like with many other beetle species, ''P. ngomensis'' has not been observed again after its discovery, s ...

(van der Merwe & Scholtz, 2005) :

Phoberus nigrociliatus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Kolbe, 1904) :

Phoberus ntlenyanae ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mos ...

(Strümpher, 2019) :

Phoberus nyansanus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus nyassicus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mos ...

(Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus nyikanus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mos ...

(Strümpher, 2017) :

Phoberus penicillatus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mos ...

(Fahraeus, 1857) : Phoberus perrieri (Fairmaire, 1899) :

Phoberus planicollis ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mos ...

(Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus puncticollis ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Haaf, 1953) : Phoberus pusillus (Péringuey, 1908) :

Phoberus quadricostatus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Scholtz, 1980) :

Phoberus ranotsaraensis ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Pittino, 2010) :

Phoberus rhyparoides ''Phoberus rhyparoides'' 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 fou ...

(Harold, 1872) :

Phoberus rudebecki ''Phoberus rudebecki'' 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 o ...

(Haaf, 1958) :

Phoberus squamiger ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Roth, 1851) : Phoberus sternbergi (van der Merwe & Scholtz, 2005) :

Phoberus strigosus ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Haaf, 1953) :

Phoberus sulcatus ''Phoberus sulcatus'' 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 o ...

(Thunberg, 1787) : Phoberus talpa (Fahraeus, 1857) :

Phoberus youngai ''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, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Mo ...

(Strümpher & Scholtz, 2011)

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