Trogidae, MacLeay, 1819

Majka, Christopher G., Klimaszewski, Jan & Lauff, Randolph F., 2006, New Coleoptera records from owl nests in Nova Scotia, Canada, Zootaxa 1194, pp. 33-47 : 43

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2646209
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5667428
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scientific name	Trogidae
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Trogidae View in CoL

Trox aequalis Say View in CoL is widely distributed throughout much of eastern and central North America south to northern Mexico ( Vaurie 1955). In Canada it is found from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia ( McNamara 1991). Species of Trox View in CoL feed in situations where feathers or mammal hairs abound, either in the nests of birds, chiefly holenesting species such as owls, woodpeckers, and starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris Linné View in CoL ), or in the nests of burrowing mammals, such as foxes, gophers, squirrels, mice, rats, rabbits, and badgers. Owl pellets are a good source of supply for some of the smaller species ( Vaurie 1955). Trox aequalis View in CoL has been found in a variety of nests of mammals and birds, such as crows, screech owls, barn owls ( Tyto alba (Scopoli)) View in CoL , great horned owls ( Bubo virginianus (Gmelin) View in CoL , buteos, turkey vultures ( Cathartes aura Linné View in CoL ), starlings, and tufted titmice ( Baeolophus bicolor (Linné)) ( Robinson 1941) View in CoL , and in northern sawwhet owl nests (Phillips et al. 1983).

References

McNamara, J. (1991) Family Scarabaeidae: scarab beetles. In: Bousquet, Y. (Ed.). Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada: Research Branch, Publication 1861 / E. pp. 145 - 158.

Robinson, M. (1941) Notes on some rare Scarabaeidae with the description of one new species (Coleoptera). Entomological News, 52, 227 - 232.

Vaurie, P. (1955) A revision of the genus Trox (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 106, 1 - 89.