Pocket-gopher

Guides

• Geomysaprinus xerobatis

  Geomysaprinus xerobatis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It belongs to the genus Geomysaprinus, a group specialized for association with fossorial mammals. The species epithet "xerobatis" references its documented association with desert-dwelling pocket gophers.

  ColeopteraHisteridaeSaprininaemyrmecophileinquilinefossorialpocket-gopherGeomysdesertcommensalsubterraneanrarespecialized