Note 5 — Chapter IX · THE GEOTRUPES: THE PUBLIC HEALTH
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
In this round hole lies the egg, without adhering in any way to the surrounding walls. It is a white, elongated ellipsoid and is of remarkable bulk in proportion to the insect. In the case of Geotrupes Stercorarius, it measures seven to eight millimetres in length by four in its greatest width.5 The egg of Geotrupes Hypocrita is a little smaller.