| Parachorius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Genus: | Parachorius Harold, 1873 |
| Synonyms | |
Cassolus | |
Parachorius [1] is a genus of Asian Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles. [2]
BioLib [2] lists:
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