Geotrupes opacus Haldeman, 1853

Freese, Edwin L., Veal, Doug A. & Lago, Paul K., 2020, The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (787), pp. 1-83 : 7

Geotrupes opacus Haldeman, 1853

Putnam 1876; Wickham 1911; Howden 1955a; ISIC; IWUC; ELFC; DAVC; MJPC.

Collection dates: April, September–October.

Specimens were collected from dung and on log.

Specimen label data: Lacey Keosauqua State Park, Van Buren Co., Iowa, 14 October 2005, on log, ELF (ELFC).

County records ( Figure 13 ): Black Hawk, Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Pottawattamie, Story, Van Buren, Woodbury.

Figures

Figures 10–17. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa. 10) Eucanthus lazarus (Fabricius, 1775). 11) Geotrupes blackburneus excrementi Say, 1823. 12) Geotrupes horni Blanchard, 1888. 13) Geotrupes opacus Haldeman, 1853. 14) Geotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1865. 15) Geotrupes splendidus (Fabricius, 1775). 16) Trox aequalis Say, 1831.