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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae

Subfamily Bolboceratinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited
Odonteus thoracicornis - male Odonteus darlingtoni - male Bolbocerastes imperialis - male Tiny Triceratops Beetle - Odonteus thoracicornis BG2096 C1997 - Bolbocerosoma Boring dung beetle - Bolbocerosoma tumefactum Bolbo Bolbocerosoma confusum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Geotrupidae (Earth-Boring Dung Beetles)
Subfamily Bolboceratinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Some sources designate as a separate family, Bolboceratidae.
Numbers
Seven genera:
Odonteus (=Bolboceras in current NA literature, incl. AB (1))
Eucanthus
Bradycinetulus
Bolbocerastes
Bolbocerosoma
Bolbelasmus
Bolborhombus
Identification
Characteristics:
antennae with 11 segments, last 3 forming a club
eyes partially or completely divided by a canthus
Internet References
Browne, D. Jonathan and Scholtz, Clarke H. 1995. Bolboceratidae. Version 01 January 1995 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Bolboceratidae/9542/1995.01.01 (Bolboceratidae) in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles--Geotrupidae
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 June, 2005 - 4:35pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 13 December, 2007 - 4:37pm

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