Bolbochromus

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Bolbochromus
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Bolbochromus lineatus, Sri Lanka
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Bolboceratidae
Subfamily: Bolboceratinae
Tribe: Bolbochromini
Genus: Bolbochromus
Boucomont, 1909
Subgenera
  • Bolbochromops Krikken & Li, 2013
  • Bolbochromus Boucomont, 1909
  • Metabolbochromus Krikken & Li, 2013
Synonyms
  • Bolbochromops Krikken & Li, 2013
  • Metabolbochromus Krikken & Li, 2013

Bolbochromus is a genus of earth-boring dung beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are more than 25 described species in Bolbochromus. [1] [2]

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Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Bolbochromus:

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References

  1. "GBIF, Bolbochromus" . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Bolbochromus Boucomont, 1909" . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
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Bolbochromus laetus, China