Fossorial-rodent-symbiont

Guides

• Geomyphilus insolitus

  Geomyphilus insolitus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Aphodiinae. The species was described by Brown in 1928. It belongs to a genus associated with pocket gopher (Geomys spp.) burrows, suggesting a commensal or symbiotic relationship with these fossorial rodents. The species is known from multiple states in the central United States.

  ScarabaeidaeAphodiinaedung-beetlepocket-gopher-associateNearcticfossorial-rodent-symbiont