| Metacatharsius | |
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| Metacatharsius opacus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Coprini |
| Genus: | Metacatharsius Paulian, 1939 |
Metacatharsius is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 60 species from Africa; one is also found in Arabia, and Pakistan.
Habitat
These dung beetles are found mainly in savanna with deep sandy soils.
References
- ^ Scholtz, Clarke H.; Davis, Adrian L. V.; Kryger, Ute (2009). Evolutionary biology and conservation of dung beetles. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Pub. ISBN 978-954-642-517-1.
External links
Media related to Metacatharsius at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Metacatharsius at Wikispecies- Metacatharsius in Insectoid.Info has a list of species.
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