| Sarophorus | |
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| Sarophorus costatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Ateuchini |
| Genus: | Sarophorus Erichson, 1847 |
Sarophorus is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Ateuchini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the family Scarabaeidae. It comprises about ten species from Africa.
Habitat
These dung beetles are found in both dense vegetation with shade, and cooler upland grasslands.
References
- A.B.T. Smith (2006) A Review of the Family-group Names for the Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with Corrections to Nomenclature and a Current Classification. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 60:144-204
- ^ Davis, Adrian L.V.; Frolov, Andrey V.; Scholtz, Clarke H. (2008). The African dung beetle genera (1st ed.). Pretoria: Protea Book House. p. 56. ISBN 9781869192440.
External links
Media related to Sarophorus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sarophorus at Wikispecies- Sarophorus in Insectoid.Info has a list of species.
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