Sand-loving-scarab
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Geopsammodius subpedalis
underfoot tiny sand-loving scarab
Geopsammodius subpedalis is a small aphodiine dung beetle described by Skelley in 2006. It belongs to the tribe Psammodiini, a group commonly known as sand-loving scarabs due to their affinity for sandy substrates. The species is known from the southeastern United States.
Neochodaeus frontalis
Neochodaeus frontalis is a sand-loving scarab beetle in the family Ochodaeidae, first described by LeConte in 1863. The species is known from sandy habitats in the southern United States and Mexico. It belongs to a family of beetles commonly referred to as sand-loving scarabs due to their association with sandy soils.
Parochodaeus biarmatus
Parochodaeus biarmatus is a species of sand-loving scarab beetle in the family Ochodaeidae. It occurs in arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern North America. The species was originally described as Ochodaeus biarmatus by LeConte in 1868 before being transferred to Parochodaeus.