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Subfamily Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles

Melanocanthon Dung Beetle ? - Melanocanthon

Melanocanthon sp - Melanocanthon granulifer

Canthon (B.) lecontei Harold - Canthon lecontei

Coprophanaeus pluto (Harold) - Coprophanaeus pluto

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

Identification

Tribe ID detail

Internet References

Dung Beetles of Central and Eastern North Carolina Cattle Pastures--photos, some information on ecology.

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 23 March, 2004 - 4:49pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Lynette
Last updated 1 January, 2008 - 7:38am

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