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Passalidae



         


Passalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
Infraorder:Scarabaeiformia
Passalidae Genera
Genus and species:
Popilius disjuctus
Adult: Populus disjuctus from rotting log
Hemingway, South Carolina
Larva: Populus disjuctus from rotting log
Hemingway, South Carolina

The Bessbug is a very large beetle at about 2.5 cm (1 inch) both as an adult and a larva, that feeds on rotting wood. It has a "horn" on the dorsal anterior.

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