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Anachalcos

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Genus of beetles

Anachalcos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anachalcos
Hope, 1837
Species

Anachalcos is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It is one of only three genera of African dung beetles that have been observed rolling balls; the other two are Epirinus and Circellium.

References

  1. ^ "Anachalcos". EOL. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. "Anachalcos - Genus in NCBI Taxonomy". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. Adrian Louis Victor Davis; Andrey V. Frolov; C. H. Scholtz (2008). The African dung beetle genera. Protea Book House. ISBN 9781869192440.

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Taxon identifiers
Anachalcos

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