Mycotrupes retusus
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| Mycotrupes retusus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Geotrupidae |
| Genus: | Mycotrupes |
| Species: | M. retusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycotrupes retusus Le Conte, 1866 | |
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Mycotrupes retusus is a species belonging to the family Geotrupidae ("earth-boring scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2] The species is generally known as the "sandhills earth boring scarab beetle".[3] It is found in North America.[2]