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Bolbocerosoma confusum Brown, 1928

Bolbocerosoma confusum Brown, 1928

Bolbocerosoma confusum Brown, 1928

Bolbocerosoma confusum is a North American species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae.

Bolbocerosoma farctum (Fabricius, 1775)

Bolbocerosoma farctum (Fabricius, 1775)

Bolbocerosoma farctum (Fabricius, 1775)

Bolbocerosoma farctum, the fancy dung beetle, is a North American earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae.

Bolbocerosoma bruneri Dawson & Mccolloch, 1924

Bolbocerosoma bruneri Dawson & Mccolloch, 1924

Bolbocerosoma bruneri Dawson & Mccolloch, 1924

Bolbocerosoma bruneri is an earth-boring scarab beetle of the family Geotrupidae found in North America.

Odonteus obesus LeConte, 1859

Odonteus obesus LeConte, 1859

Odonteus obesus LeConte, 1859

Odonteus obesus is an earth-boring scarab beetle from the Bolboceratidae family found in North America.

Odonteus armiger (Scopoli, 1772)

Odonteus armiger (Scopoli, 1772)

Odonteus armiger (Scopoli, 1772)

Odonteus armiger is a small black horned beetle widely distributed across Europe with distinct physical traits separating it from similar genera.

Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geotrupes stercorarius is a dark dung-feeding beetle that prefers herbivore dung and breeds in burrows dug under dung.

Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Hartmann, 1791)

Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Hartmann, 1791)

Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Hartmann, 1791)

Anoplotrupes stercorosus is a medium-sized dung beetle found across Eurasia and introduced regions, inhabiting various temperate forest types.

Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952

Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952

Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952

Peltotrupes profundus, the Florida deepdigger scarab, is a North American earth-boring scarab beetle in the Geotrupidae family.

Phelotrupes auratus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Phelotrupes auratus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Phelotrupes auratus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Phelotrupes auratus is a medium-sized metallic sheen beetle found in eastern China, Korea, and Japan.

Trypocopris pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)

Trypocopris pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)

Trypocopris pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)

Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a blackish beetle with colored iridescence found across several European countries.

Trypocopris vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trypocopris vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trypocopris vernalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trypocopris vernalis, the spring dor beetle, is a dung beetle found in Europe and Asia Minor that favors open areas and young woodlands.

Typhaeus typhoeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Typhaeus typhoeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Typhaeus typhoeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Typhaeus typhoeus, the minotaur beetle, is a European earth-boring dung beetle named for the Greek mythological giant Typhon.

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