Peltotrupes
Genus of beetles
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Peltotrupes is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are at least two described species in Peltotrupes.[1][2][3]
| Peltotrupes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Geotrupidae |
| Subfamily: | Geotrupinae |
| Genus: | Peltotrupes Blanchard, 1888 |
Species
These two species belong to the genus Peltotrupes:
- Peltotrupes profundus (Howden, 1952) (Florida deepdigger scarab)
- Peltotrupes youngi Howden, 1955 (Young's deepdigger scarab)