Mesontoplatys

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Mesontoplatys
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Mesontoplatys, Botswana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Subtribe: Aphodiina
Genus: Mesontoplatys
Motschulsky, 1863

Mesontoplatys is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Mesontoplatys, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. [1] [2]

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Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Mesontoplatys: [2]

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References

  1. "Mesontoplatys". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. 1 2 "Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-18.