Mycotrupes retusus

(Mycotrupes retusus)

Description

Mycotrupes retusus is a species in the family Geotrupidae ("earth-boring scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). The species is known generally as the "sandhills earth boring scarab beetle". It is found in North America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Geotrupidae
Genus:Mycotrupes
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