Termitoderini

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Termitoderini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Termitoderini
Tangelder & Krikken, 1982

Termitoderini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Termitoderini. They are found in tropical Africa. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Genera

These two genera belong to the tribe Termitoderini: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Termitoderini Tangelder & Krikken, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves (2020). "Additions and corrections to Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (922): 65–139. Bibcode:2020ZooK..922...65B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.922.46367 . PMC   7113323 . PMID   32256157.
  3. Dietz, Lars; Seidel, Matthias; Eberle, Jonas; Misof, Bernhard; et al. (2023). "A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 672–686. doi: 10.1111/syen.12602 .
  4. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.