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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Geotrupinae » Geotrupes
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Geotrupes sp.? - Geotrupes
Copyright © 2016 James Tyler Bell

Geotrupes sp.? - Geotrupes
Edgewater/SERC, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
November 30, 2016
Size: 1.5 cm
I found this beetle which I believe is one of the species in Geotrupes. I've never encountered this genus before. I have the specimen if additional photographs are needed.

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Contributed by James Tyler Bell on 2 December, 2016 - 2:15pm
Last updated 18 December, 2016 - 9:40pm

Moved
There's a useful ID guide to species on the Geotrupes info page. I think most of the useful features are visible here.
Moved from ID Request.
… Curt Harden, 18 December, 2016 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

yes
… Blaine Mathison, 3 December, 2016 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

 
What additional images would
What additional images would you need to determine species?
… James Tyler Bell, 3 December, 2016 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

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