Trox frontera
Vaurie, 1955
Trox frontera is a in the , first described by Vaurie in 1955. It is currently treated as a synonym of Glyptotrox frontera. Members of this are cryptic that specialize in consuming dried animal remains, including skin, hair, feathers, and connective tissue. They are among the final colonizers of carcasses, arriving after most other have departed.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Trox frontera: /trɔks frɔnˈtɛra/
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Distribution
Recorded from Texas, USA (Nearctic region).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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