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Allotrypes

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Allotrypes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Geotrupidae
Subfamily: Geotrupinae
Genus: Allotrypes
François, 1904
Species:
A. mandibularis
Binomial name
Allotrypes mandibularis
(Reitter, 1896)
Synonyms

Allotrupes Boucomont, 1912 (Missp,)

Allotrypes mandibularis is a species of earth-boring dung beetles belonging to the family Geotrupidae, and the sole member of the genus Allotrypes; the genus name has often been misspelled as Allotrupes.[1] This species occurs in the Mediterranean region.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruiz, J.L. (2000) Bolbelasmus bocchus (Erichson, 1841) y Allotrypes mandibularis (Reitter, 1896); nuevos registros Marroquies (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae). Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 27: 74-75.