Geotrupes balyi
Jekel, 1865
Baly's earth-boring beetle
Geotrupes balyi is a of earth-boring scarab beetle in the Geotrupidae. It occurs in North America, with records from Canada and the eastern and central United States. As with other members of its , it is associated with mammal and forested . The species was described by Jekel in 1865.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Geotrupes balyi: /ˈdʒiːoʊtruːpiːz ˈbeɪlaɪ/
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Distribution
North America: Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec) and USA (Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
Similar Taxa
- Geotrupes splendidusSimilar size and habit; distinguished by bright green or yellow-green coloration with golden or reddish hints, punctured elytral with sutural striae ending at scutellum, and obvious punctures in lateral areas of pronotum
- Geotrupes blackburniiSimilar size and habit; distinguished by slightly smaller size, nearly impunctate pronotum, and all black coloration