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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) » Opaque Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes opacus)

Species Geotrupes opacus - Opaque Earth Boring Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Geotrupes opacus Haldeman, 1853 - Geotrupes opacus Geotrupes - Geotrupes opacus Opaque Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes opacus)? - Geotrupes opacus Opaque Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes opacus)? - Geotrupes opacus Beetle with fly - Geotrupes opacus Geotrupes opacus Ontario - Geotrupes opacus - male Scarab - Geotrupes opacus Geotrupes opacus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Geotrupidae (Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Geotrupinae
Genus Geotrupes
No Taxon (subgenus Geohowdenius)
Species opacus (Opaque Earth Boring Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Geotrupes (Geohowdenius) opacus Haldeman 1853
= Geotrupes haldemani Jekel 1865
= Geotrupes chevrolati Jekel 1865
Size
12.5-17.3 mm (1)
Identification
Moderately dull; black; elytra without striae, just rows of punctures (same as ulkei) - easy to ID
Range
c US (TX-LA-OH-SD-CO) (1)
Habitat
prefers sandy areas (1)
Season
Apr-Oct in NE (1)
See Also
- similar, except for shininess...
Geotrupes ulkei Blanchard 1888
Det. Phillip Harpootlian, 2006
Print References
Haldeman, S.S. 1853. Descriptions of some new species of insects, with observations on described species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(9): 361-365. (362)
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 June, 2006 - 7:10pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 April, 2016 - 2:01pm

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