Geotrupes semiopacus Jekel, 1865

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 semiopacus Jekel, 1865

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

Collection dates: April–September.

Specimens were collected from horse dung.

Specimen label data: Volga River Recreation Area, Fayette Co, Iowa, 22 September 1996 [2], horse dung, ELF (ELFC).

County records ( Figure 14 ): Allamakee, Appanoose, Clayton, Dallas, Fayette, Fremont, Hardin, Henry, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Madison, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek.

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.