''Peltotrupes'' is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family

Geotrupidae Geotrupidae (from Greek γῆ ''(gē)'', earth, and τρῡπητής ''(trȳpētēs)'', borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called earth-boring dung beetles or dor beetles. Most excavate burrows in which ...

. There are at least two described species in ''Peltotrupes''.

Species

These two species belong to the genus ''Peltotrupes'': * ''

Peltotrupes profundus ''Peltotrupes profundus'', the Florida deepdigger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Peltotrupes profundus'': * ''P ...

'' (Howden, 1952) (Florida deepdigger scarab) * ''

Peltotrupes youngi ''Peltotrupes youngi'', known generally as Young's deep digger scarab, is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. Other common names include the ocala burrowing scarab and ocala deep digger scarab beetle. It is endemi ...

'' Howden, 1955 (Young's deepdigger scarab)

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