Mycotrupes
Genus of beetles
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Mycotrupes is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are at least 5 described species in Mycotrupes.[1][2]
| Mycotrupes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Geotrupidae |
| Subfamily: | Geotrupinae |
| Tribe: | Ceratotrupini |
| Genus: | Mycotrupes LeConte, 1866 |
Species
- Mycotrupes cartwrighti Olson & Hubbell, 1954
- Mycotrupes gaigei Olson & Hubbell, 1954 (North peninsular mycotrupes beetle)
- Mycotrupes lethroides (Westwood, 1837)
- Mycotrupes pedester Howden, 1954
- Mycotrupes retusus (LeConte, 1866) (sandhills earth boring scarab beetle)