Orizabus

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Orizabus
Orizabus clunalis.jpg
Orizabus clunalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Pentodontini
Genus: Orizabus
Fairmaire, 1878
Synonyms
  • Aztecalius Casey, 1915
  • Pseudaphonus Casey, 1915

Orizabus is a genus of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10 described species in the genus Orizabus. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Orizabus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. "Orizabus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Orizabus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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