Trox laticollis LeConte, 1854
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Trogidae |
| Genus | Trox |
| Species | Trox laticollis LeConte, 1854 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Linn
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
- Strumpher, W.P. & Stals, R. 2025. A world list of known cave- and bat guano-associated Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), and further range extension of Omorgus lindemannae (Petrovitz). Faunitaxys 13: 1–11. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-13(09)
How to cite this account
Trox laticollis LeConte, 1854. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3030. https://cavebiology.org/species/trox-laticollis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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