Mycotrupes retusus explained

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]

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mycotrupes retusus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-18.
2. Web site: Mycotrupes retusus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2018-01-18.
3. Web site: Mycotrupes retusus Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-18.