Soil-dwelling-beetles
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Bolbocerosoma
earth-boring scarab beetles
Bolbocerosoma is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. The genus contains approximately 13 described species distributed across the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. These beetles are part of the subfamily Bolboceratinae, tribe Odonteini. The genus was established by Schaeffer in 1906 and has been subject to taxonomic revision by Howden (1955).
Caelius
Caelius is a genus of scarab beetles established by Lewis in 1895, placed in the subfamily Aegialiinae. The genus contains species distributed across the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Members of this genus are part of the diverse scarab beetle family, which includes many soil-dwelling and detritus-feeding species. Information on specific biology and ecology of Caelius species remains limited in published literature.
Oxydrepanus
Oxydrepanus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae, tribe Clivinini, subtribe Reicheiina. The genus was established by Putzeys in 1867 and contains approximately 17 described species distributed across the Americas, with records from Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, and other regions. Species are small to minute in size and have been documented from the mid-19th century to recent descriptions in 2018. The genus is taxonomically placed within the diverse carabid subfamily Scaritinae, which includes many soil-dwelling beetles.