Zopherus nodulosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Zopheridae |
| Subfamily: | Zopherinae |
| Genus: | Zopherus |
| Species: | Z. nodulosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zopherus nodulosus Solier, 1841
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Zopherus nodulosus haldemani, Zopherus nodulosus nodulosus[1] | |
Zopherus nodulosus, is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae.[2] It is found in Central America and North America.[3][4][5]
The species name nodulosus refers to the bumps or nodes on the beetle's back.[6][7]
Subspecies
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Z. n. haldemani
[edit]Z. n. haldemani Horn, 1870, common names Haldeman's ironclad beetle[8] or Texas ironclad beetle,[7] is sometimes treated as a separate species.[2][9] It can grow between 1.5 and 2 centimetres in length. The body is a blotchy black-and-white pattern, and the legs are fully black.[10][11] The subspecies name, haldemani, references the Haldeman brothers (Samuel Haldeman and Horace Haldeman), the former a naturalist and philologist, the latter a soldier and one of the first people to concentrate on insect collection in Texas.[12][13][7][9]
They are thought to feed on lichen and dead plant material.[7][11] Females have been observed laying eggs on American elms, and larvae and pupae have been found in pecan wood,[11][9] which "apparently serves as the developmental site for this species".[11] They are found in East and Central Texas.[14][9]
Z. n. nodulosus
[edit]Z. n. nodulosus can grow between 1.4 and 2.8 centimetres in length, and 0.5 to 1.1 cm in width.[15]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Zopherus nodulosus Solier, 1841".
- ^ a b "Zopherus nodulosus Solier, 1841". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "Zopherus nodulosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Zopherus nodulosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Zopherus nodulosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Texas Ironclad Beetle". Field Station. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "One Tough Coleoptera". Arrants Outdoors, LLC. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Society, National Geographic. "Four Haldeman'S Iron Clad Beetles". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Ironclad Beetle (Zopherus haldemani)". texasento.net. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "Ironclad beetle". Project Noah. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b c d ""Ironclad" Beetle". texasinsects.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "TSHA | Haldeman, Horace". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "Samuel Steman Haldeman". Home. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "Bug o'the Week - Texas Ironclad Beetle - Riveredge Nature Center". www.riveredgenaturecenter.org. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ A Review of the Genus Zopherus of the World (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) by Triplehorn, Charles
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