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Subfamily Geotrupinae

Ceratophyus · Geotrupes · Mycotrupes · Peltotrupes

Genus Ceratophyus
Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Ceratophyus gopherinus Cartwright - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Ceratophyus gopherinus Cartwright - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - male Gopher Beetle - Ceratophyus gopherinus - female

Genus Geotrupes
Geotrupes semiopacus Green scarab - Geotrupes splendidus Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle - Geotrupes blackburnii Scarab beetle? - Geotrupes blackburnii Geotrupes egeriei Scarab Beetle - Geotrupes? - Geotrupes blackburnii Geotrupes Geotrupes egeriei? Large blue-green tinted scarab-type black beetle - Geotrupes

Genus Mycotrupes
Mycotrupes lethroides - male Mycotrupes lethroides - male Mycotrupes retusus - female Mycotrupes retusus - male Mycotrupes retusus - female Mycotrupes gaigei - male Mycotrupes cartwrighti from Tall Timbers - Mycotrupes cartwrighti - male Mycotrupes gaigei

Genus Peltotrupes
Beetles - Peltotrupes profundus Diggin' deep. - Peltotrupes profundus Peltotrupes profundus deepdigger - Peltotrupes youngi Likely Peltotrupes profundus - Peltotrupes profundus Peltotrupes profundus - male Male and female Peltrotrupes profundus - Peltotrupes profundus - male - female Peltotrupes profundus - female


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