Phobetus Explained

Phobetus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Phobetus.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Phobetus:

• Phobetus chearyi Hardy, 1973
• Phobetus ciliatus Barrett, 1935
• Phobetus comatus LeConte, 1856 (Robinson's rain scarab)
• Phobetus desertus Blom & Clark, 1984
• Phobetus humeralis Cazier, 1937
• Phobetus mojavus Barrett, 1933
• Phobetus palpalis Saylor, 1936
• Phobetus panamintensis Hardy, 1978
• Phobetus saylori Cazier, 1937
• Phobetus sleeperi Hardy, 1978
• Phobetus testaceus LeConte, 1861

Further reading

• A checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). 2003. Evans . Arthur V.. Zootaxa. 211. 1. 1–458. 10.11646/zootaxa.211.1.1.
• A supplement to the checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) with notes on their tribal classification. 2005. Smith . Andrew B. T.. Evans . Arthur V.. Zootaxa. 1032. 1. 29–60. 10.11646/zootaxa.1032.1.2. free.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae). 2001. Mathison . Blaine A.. Hardy . Martin. Bezdek . Aleš. Schoolmeesters . Paul.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. Ratcliffe. Brett. Jameson. Mary Liz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151517/http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html. 2019-03-30. dead.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.