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Bradycinetulus ferrugineus
Bradycinetulus ferrugineus is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It occurs in the southeastern United States, with records from Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The species is associated with rodent burrows, particularly pack rat runs, where adults and larvae have been collected.
Bradycinetulus rex
earth-boring scarab beetle
Bradycinetulus rex is an earth-boring scarab beetle described by Cartwright in 1953. It belongs to the family Geotrupidae, a group commonly known as earth-boring dung beetles for their habit of digging burrows in soil. The species is known from the Nearctic region, with records from Texas. Like other members of its genus, it likely exhibits the fossorial (burrowing) habits characteristic of the family.