Odonteus filicornis

(Say, 1823)

earth-boring scarab beetle

Odonteus filicornis is an earth-boring scarab beetle in the Geotrupidae. The was described by Thomas Say in 1823. It is native to North America and has been documented across the central United States and southern Canada.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Odonteus filicornis: /oʊˈdɒntiːəs ˌfɪlɪˈkɔrnɪs/

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Distribution

Recorded from the central United States (Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin) and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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Family Classification Note

Catalogue of Life places this in Bolboceratidae, while GBIF and iNaturalist list it in Geotrupidae. Both are recognized within the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; the discrepancy reflects ongoing taxonomic debate regarding the rank and circumscription of these groups.