Opossum-beetles
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Hyporhagus
opossum beetles
Hyporhagus is a genus of opossum beetles in the family Zopheridae, established by Thomson in 1860. The genus contains approximately six described species distributed across North America. These beetles belong to the group commonly known as "opossum beetles" or "ironclad beetles," recognized for their heavily sclerotized exoskeletons. Species have been recorded from the southwestern United States through Mexico.