Species Bolbocerosoma hamatum

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Scarab Beetle I believe - Bolbocerosoma hamatum

Tomentose Burying Beetle? - Bolbocerosoma hamatum

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

Genus Bolbocerosoma

Species hamatum (Bolbocerosoma hamatum)

Size

10-11 mm

Identification

A medium-large, very convex beetle, boldly patterned in reddish/yellowish and brownish-black.

Range

Southeastern South Carolina into Georgia and Florida, west to Alabama (1).

See Also

Bolbocerosoma farctum widespread in east, but absent from southeastern coastal plain, is very similar, see Harpootlian (1) for a key. Ranges overlap little, if any.

Print References

Harpootlian, p. 54 (1)

Internet References

Gallery of Florida Insects

Beetles of Florida

Works Cited

1.	Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina By Phillip J. Harpootlian

Contributed by Cotinis on 24 July, 2006 - 7:21am
Last updated 10 September, 2006 - 10:28am

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