Geotrupes ulkei

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Geotrupes ulkei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Genus: Geotrupes
Species:
G. ulkei
Binomial name
Geotrupes ulkei
Blanchard, 1888

Geotrupes ulkei, or Ulke's earth boring beetle, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. [1] [2]

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. "Geotrupes ulkei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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