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Family Geotrupidae - Earth-Boring Dung Beetles

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Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae)
Fossil Scarabaeoidea SRIC 01 Geotrupidae subfamilies

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae
Bolbo Bolbo

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae » Bolbocerastes
Dead Brown Earth-boring Dung Beetle - Bolbocerastes Dead Brown Earth-boring Dung Beetle - Bolbocerastes

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae » Bolbocerastes » Bolbocerastes imperialis
Bolbocerastes imperialis - male Bolbocerastes imperialis - male Bolbocerastes imperialis - male Reddish brown dung beetle - Bolbocerastes imperialis Reddish brown dung beetle - Bolbocerastes imperialis Reddish brown dung beetle - Bolbocerastes imperialis

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae » Bolbelasmus » Bolbelasmus hornii
Bolbelasmus hornii - male Bolbelasmus hornii - male

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae » Bolborhombus
Bolboceratinae - Bolborhombus Bolboceratinae - Bolborhombus

Earth-Boring Dung Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Bolboceratinae » Odonteus
Scarab 1 - Odonteus - male Scarab 1 - Odonteus - male Orange Scarab - Odonteus Orange Scarab - Odonteus Orange Scarab - Odonteus Orange Scarab - Odonteus Orange Scarab - Odonteus small, horned geotrupid - Odonteus


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