Xenochodaeus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Ochodaeidae
Subfamilia: Ochodaeinae
Genus: Xenochodaeus
Species: Xenochodaeus americanus

Name

Xenochodaeus americanus (Westwood, 1852: 66)

Synonymy

• Ochodaeus americanus Westwood, 1852: 66
• Ochodaeus opacus LeConte, 1868: 51 [syn. Paulsen, 2007]
• Xenochodaeus americanus [new comb. Paulsen, 2007]

References

• Westwood, J.O. 1852: On the lamellicorn beetles which possess exserted mandibles and labrum, and 10-jointed antennae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (ns), 2: 59–74. [original description: p. 66]
• Paulsen, M.J. 2007: Nomenclatural changes in the Nearctic Ochodaeinae and description of two new genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae). Insecta mundi 0021: 1–13. PDFReference page.  [new combination]