Geotrupidae

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The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed. Please see discussion on the talk page.

Geotrupes sp. of the Subfamily Geotrupinae

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Cladus: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea
Familia: Geotrupidae
Subfamiliae: Bolboceratinae - Geotrupinae - Taurocerastinae

[edit] Name

Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802

[edit] Synonyms

• Bolboceratidae Mulsant, 1842

[edit] References

• Bezděk, A.; Hájek, J. 2009: Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae and Trogidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 49: 297-332. PDF
• Scholtz, C.H.; Browne, D.J. 1996: Polyphyly in the Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): a case for a new family. Journal of natural history, 30: 597-614.
• Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 3 ed. I. Lobl, & A. Smetana, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 2006
  ISBN 87-88757-59-5, p.84

[edit] links

• Australian Faunal Directory (Bolboceratidae)
• Australian Faunal Directory (Geotrupidae)
• Geotrupidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
• Browne, D. Jonathan and Clarke H. Scholtz. 1995. Bolboceratidae. Version 01 January 1995 (under construction) in The Tree of Life Web Project
• Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Geotrupidae. Earth-boring scarab beetles. Version 03 May 2007 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project
• Atlas of earth-boring dung beetles (Geotrupidae) of Russia

[edit] Vernacular names

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