Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952 is a animal in the Geotrupidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Peltotrupes
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952

Peltotrupes profundus, commonly called the Florida deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle that belongs to the family Geotrupidae. This species occurs in North America. Its scientific name is Peltotrupes profundus Howden, 1952.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Geotrupidae Peltotrupes

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