Metacatharsius

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Metacatharsius
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Metacatharsius opacus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Coprini
Genus: Metacatharsius
Paulian, 1939

Metacatharsius is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. [1] It comprises more than 60 species from Africa; one is also found in Arabia, and Pakistan. [1]

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Habitat

These dung beetles are found mainly in savanna with deep sandy soils. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.



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