Metacatharsius

Metacatharsius
	Metacatharsius opacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Scarabaeinae
Tribe:	Coprini
Genus:	Metacatharsius; Paulian, 1939

Metacatharsius is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family.^[1] It comprises more than 60 species from Africa; one is also found in Arabia, and Pakistan.^[1]

Habitat

These dung beetles are found mainly in savanna with deep sandy soils.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Scholtz, Clarke H.; Davis, Adrian L. V.; Kryger, Ute (2009). Evolutionary biology and conservation of dung beetles. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Pub. ISBN 978-954-642-517-1.

External links

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Data related to Metacatharsius at Wikispecies
Metacatharsius in Insectoid.Info has a list of species.

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[Scholtz2009-1] Scholtz, Clarke H.; Davis, Adrian L. V.; Kryger, Ute (2009). Evolutionary biology and conservation of dung beetles. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Pub. ISBN 978-954-642-517-1.

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