''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 ''Paratrox ...

Taxonomy

The

formerly included 160 species, but the

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'' Phoberus'' and '' Glyptotrox'' have been elevated as their own separate genera, while various ''Trox'' species have been merged or otherwise combined, giving a considerably smaller genus. The genus ''Trox'' now contains three subgenera - ''Trox (Trox)'', ''Trox (Niditrox)'', and ''Trox (Granulitrox)'' -, with the following species:

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'' 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 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 ...

'' Ochi & Kawahara, 2002 *''

Trox lama ''Trox lama'' 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 genera. ...

'' Pittino, 1985 *''

Trox lutosus ''Trox lutosus'' 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 t ...

'' (Marsham, 1802) *''

Trox maurus ''Trox maurus'' 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 th ...

'' Herbst, 1790 *''

Trox minutus ''Trox minutus'' is an extinct 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 c ...

'' Nikolajev, 2008 *''

Trox mitis ''Trox mitis'' 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 the ...

'' 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 depos ...

'' Scudder, 1879 *''

Trox placosalinus ''Trox placosalinus'' is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Within the genus ''Trox'', it is placed in the core subgenus ''Trox''. References

Trox, placosalinus Beetles described in 2003 {{Trogidae-stub ...

'' 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. Image:Trox robinsoni paratype sjh.jpg, ''Trox robinsoni'' paratype Image:Trox robinsoni variation sjh.jpg, ''Trox robinsoni'' variation References Trox, robinsoni Beet ...

'' Vaurie, 1955 *''

Trox sabulosus Trox sabulosus, commonly known as the sandy hide beetle, is a beetle of the family Trogidae. It is found across Europe, with some found in India and USA The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Trox setifer ''Trox setifer'' 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 t ...

'' Waterhouse, 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 North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bor ...

'' 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 ''Trox cotodognanensis'' 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 co ...

'' Compte, 1986 *'' Trox cribrum'' Gené, 1836 *'' Trox cyrenaicus'' Pittino, 2011 *'' Trox elkantaraensis'' Pittino, 2011 *'' Trox eximius'' Faldermann, 1835 *'' Trox fabricii'' Reiche, 1853 *''

Trox granulipennis ''Trox'' is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. Taxonomy The genus formerly included 160 species, but the subgenera '' Phoberus'' and '' Glyptotrox'' have been elevated as their own separate genera, while various ''Trox'' species h ...

'' 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7846696 Trogidae Scarabaeoidea genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius