Ceratophyus gopherinus

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Ceratophyus gopherinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Genus: Ceratophyus
Species:
C. gopherinus
Binomial name
Ceratophyus gopherinus
Cartwright, 1966

Ceratophyus gopherinus, the gopher beetle, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Geotrupidae Family of beetles

Geotrupidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called earth-boring dung beetles. Most excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs. They are typically detritivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter, but are occasionally coprophagous, similar to dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. The burrows of some species can exceed 2 metres in depth.

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References

  1. "Ceratophyus gopherinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Ceratophyus gopherinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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