Everything about Geotrupidae totally explained
Geotrupidae (from
Greek geos, earth, and
trypetes, borer) is a
family of beetles in the
order Coleoptera. They are commonly called
dor beetles or
earth-boring dung beetles. Most excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs. They are typically
detrivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter (often moldy), but are occasionally
coprophagous, similar to
dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. The burrows of some species can exceed 2 meters in depth.
A few species communicate by
stridulation (rubbing body parts together to make sounds).
Classification
They were originally classified as the subfamily Geotrupinae in the family Scarabaeidae before being elevated to a family. Traditionally the family
Bolboceratidae was included (as the subfamily Bolboceratinae) on the basis of the number of
antenna segments, but examination of a different set of characteristics prompted Scholtz & Browne (1995) to elevate Bolboceratidae to a family.
The family has more than 600 species in about 25 genera in three subfamilies.
Further Information
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