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• Mycotrupes retusus

  Sandhills Earth-boring Scarab Beetle

  Mycotrupes retusus is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is endemic to the sandhills region of the southeastern United States, specifically North Carolina and South Carolina. The species is poorly known, with only eight documented observations on iNaturalist and minimal published biological information. As a member of the Geotrupidae, it likely exhibits fossorial behavior typical of the family.

  ColeopteraGeotrupidaeScarabaeoideaendemicsandhillsfossorialNorth-CarolinaSouth-CarolinaLe-Conte-1866