Rhizophagus Herbst, 1793
(a genus of narrow bark beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Rhizophagus bipustulatus
a narrow bark beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Rhizophagus dispar
a narrow bark beetle
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 5 images 1 ident. refs
Rhizophagus (unidentified)
Unidentified Rhizophagus (Zoo.) Narrow Bark Beetles
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 		Unidentified 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRhizophagus (a genus of narrow bark beetles)
FamilyMONOTOMIDAE (a family of narrow bark beetles)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Johnson, C, 1961 British Species of genus Rhizophagus Proceedings and Transactions of the Manchester Entomological Society: 3-9.

Rhizophagus (a genus of narrow bark beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizophagus (a genus of narrow bark beetles)
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