Germarostes is a genus of pill scarab beetles in the family Hybosoridae. There are at least 70 described species in Germarostes.
Species
These 72 species belong to the genus Germarostes:
- Germarostes abruptus <small>(Petrovitz, 1973)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes allorgei <small>(Paulian, 1947)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes anchicayae <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes antiquus <small>(Erichson, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes aphodioides <small>(Illiger, 1800)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Germarostes argentinus <small>(Ohaus, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes batesi <small>(Harold, 1874)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes bidens <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes brunnipes <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes bugabensis <small>(Arrow, 1903)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes carinatus <small>(Paulian, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c</sup></span>
- Germarostes carltoni <small>Howden & Gill, 2005</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes columbianus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes costulatus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes crassicollis <small>(Arrow, 1903)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c</sup></span>
- Germarostes degallieri <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes diffundus <small>(Petrovitz, 1976)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes ecuadoricus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes ecuadoriensis <small>(Petrovitz, 1976)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes emarginatus <small>(Poinar, 2014)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes excisus <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes farri <small>(Howden, 1970)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes gaujoni <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes geayi <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes globosus <small>(Say, 1835)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Germarostes guyanensis <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes hamiger <small>(Ohaus, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes haroldi <small>(Arrow, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes heterodynamus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes howdenicus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes indigaceus <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes infantulus <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes instriatus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes jamaicensis <small>(Howden, 1978)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes leprieuri <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes leticiae <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes macleayi <small>(Perty, 1830)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes madeiranus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes malkini <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes metallicus <small>(Harold, 1874)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes nasutus <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes nigerrimus <small>(Blanchard, 1846)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes nitens <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1839)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes oberthuri <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes osellai <small>Ballerio & Gill, 2008</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes otonga <small>Ballerio & Gill, 2008</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes pauliani <small>(Chalumeau & Cambefort, 1976)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes pecki <small>(Howden, 1970)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes plicatus <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes posticus <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes pullus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes puncticollis <small>(Erichson, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes punctulatus <small>(Ohaus, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes pusillus <small>(Castelnau, 1840)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes pustulosus <small>(Lansberge, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes reticularis <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes rotundatus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes rufopiceus <small>(Arrow, 1903)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes rugatus <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes rugiceps <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes salesiacus <small>Paulian, 1982</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes semituberculatus <small>(Germar, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes senegalensis <small>(Castelnau, 1840)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c</sup></span>
- Germarostes sinuatus <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes sticticus <small>(Erichson, 1843)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes strigilateris <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes sulcipennis <small>(Harold, 1875)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes tibialis <small>(Petrovitz, 1973)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes tubericauda <small>(Bates, 1891)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes viridipennis <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes viridis <small>(Lansberge, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Germarostes viridulus <small>(Bates, 1887)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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