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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles (Geotrupidae) » Geotrupinae » Geotrupes » subgenus Geohowdenius (Geotrupes subgenus Geohowdenius) » Eger's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes egeriei)
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Beetle - Geotrupes egeriei
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Beetle - Geotrupes egeriei
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 23, 2004

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 8 March, 2005 - 1:08pm
Last updated 14 May, 2008 - 8:54am

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I hope I did this right, I just made my first guide page. Please let me know if I need guidance!
… Lynette Elliott, 9 March, 2005 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good
I went ahead and added some 'info' for this.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 9 March, 2005 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Geotrupes egeriei
This is not an uncommon sp. - the very oval shape and the striae have a more metallic hue than the surrounding elytral intervals should be diagnostic.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 9 March, 2005 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Earth-boring scarab
Neato! You do not often see these beetles, genus Geotrupes. They have been recently split out into their own family, Geotrupidae. I have found them digging beneath raccoon scat laden with pokeberry fruit. Usually, these insects use humus as food for their larvae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 March, 2005 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

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