Allotrypes
Genus of beetles
Allotrypes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
Family: | Geotrupidae |
Subfamily: | Geotrupinae |
Genus: | Allotrypes François, 1904 |
Species: | A. mandibularis |
Binomial name | |
Allotrypes mandibularis (Reitter, 1896) | |
Synonyms | |
Allotrupes Boucomont, 1912 (Missp,) |
Allotrypes mandibularis is a species of earth-boring dung beetles belonging to the family Geotrupidae, and the sole member of the genus Allotrypes; the genus name has often been misspelled as Allotrupes.[1] This species occurs in the Mediterranean region.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ruiz, J.L. (2000) Bolbelasmus bocchus (Erichson, 1841) y Allotrypes mandibularis (Reitter, 1896); nuevos registros Marroquies (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae). Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 27: 74-75.