Anachalcos
| Anachalcos | |
|---|---|
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| Anachalcos convexus rolling a ball at night | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Deltochilini |
| 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
[edit]- 1 2 "Anachalcos". EOL. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Anachalcos - Genus in NCBI Taxonomy". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Adrian Louis Victor Davis; Andrey V. Frolov; C. H. Scholtz (2008). The African dung beetle genera. Protea Book House. ISBN 9781869192440.
Data related to Anachalcos at Wikispecies