Peltotrupes

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Peltotrupes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Subfamily: Geotrupinae
Genus:Peltotrupes
Blanchard, 1888

Peltotrupes is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are at least two described species in Peltotrupes. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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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Species

These two species belong to the genus Peltotrupes:

Peltotrupes profundus, the Florida deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is found in North America.

Peltotrupes youngi, known generally as Young's deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. Other common names include the ocala burrowing scarab and ocala deepdigger scarab beetle. It is found in North America.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peltotrupes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Peltotrupes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Peltotrupes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Peltotrupes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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