Peltotrupes profundus, the Florida deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Peltotrupes profundus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Geotrupidae
Genus: Peltotrupes
Species:
P. profundus
Binomial name
Peltotrupes profundus
(Howden, 1952)
Synonyms[1]
  • Peltotrupes dubius Howden, 1955

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Peltotrupes profundus:

  • Peltotrupes profundus dubius Howden, 1955
  • Peltotrupes profundus profundus

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peltotrupes profundus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Peltotrupes profundus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • 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.