Trox ngomensis

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: Trogidae
Subfamilia: Troginae
Genus: Trox
Subgenus: Trox (Phoberus)
Species: Trox ngomensis

Name

• Trox ngomensis van der Merwe & Scholtz, 2005 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Trox Fabricius, 1775
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: TMSA
  • Type locality: 'South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ngome State Forest, 27°50’S 31°25.3’E, dense forest, 1000 m'

References

• van der Merwe, Y. & Scholtz, C.H. 2005. New species of flightless Trogidae from South African relict forest fragments. African entomology 13(1): 181–186. hdl: 10520/EJC32614
• Strümpher, W.P.; Scholtz, C.H. 2009: New species and status changes of small flightless relictual Trox Fabricius from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Trogidae). Insect systematics & evolution, 40(1): 71–84. DOI: 10.1163/187631209X416723