Rhysothorax

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Rhysothorax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aegialiinae
Tribe: Aegialiini
Genus: Rhysothorax
Bedel, 1911
Species:
R. rufus
Binomial name
Rhysothorax rufus
(Fabricius, 1792)

Rhysothorax is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, containing only one species, R. rufus. [1] [2] [3] It has at times been classified as a subgenus within Aegialia . [4]

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Fossocarus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There is one described species in Fossocarus, F. creoleorum.

Oncerus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There is one described species in Oncerus, O. floralis.

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References

  1. "Rhysothorax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Rhysothorax". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Aegialia (Rhysothorax) rufa (Fabricius, 1792)

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