Melanocanthon

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Melanocanthon
MelanocanthonBispinatus.jpg
Melanocanthon bispinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
Tribe:
Deltochilini
Genus:
Melanocanthon

Halffter, 1958

Melanocanthon is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 4 described species in Melanocanthon. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Melanocanthon Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Melanocanthon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Moctezuma V, Sánchez-Huerta JL, Halffter G (2017). "Two new species of the Phanaeus endymion species group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)". ZooKeys 702: 113-135.

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