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Anachalcos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Scarabeiformia
Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Genus:
Anachalcos

Hope, 1837
Species

[1]

Anachalcos is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2] It is one of only three genera of African dung beetles that have been observed rolling balls; the other two are Epirinus and Circellium.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anachalcos". EOL. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Anachalcos - Genus in NCBI Taxonomy". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ Adrian Louis Victor Davis; Andrey V. Frolov; C. H. Scholtz (2008). The African dung beetle genera. Protea Book House. ISBN 9781869192440.

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