Peltotrupes youngi

Peltotrupes youngi, known generally as Young's deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. Other common names include the ocala burrowing scarab and ocala deepdigger scarab beetle. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Peltotrupes youngi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Genus: Peltotrupes
Species:
P. youngi
Binomial name
Peltotrupes youngi
Howden, 1955

References

  1. "Peltotrupes youngi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Peltotrupes youngi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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