Xenochodaeus Explained

Xenochodaeus is a genus of sand-loving scarab beetles in the family Ochodaeidae. There are about 6 described species in Xenochodaeus.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• X. americanus (Westwood, 1852)
• X. luscinus (Howden, 1968)
• X. musculus (Say, 1835)
• X. planifrons (Schaeffer, 1906)
• X. simplex (LeConte, 1854)
• X. ulkei (Horn, 1876)

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xenochodaeus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-30.
2. Web site: Xenochodaeus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-30.