Melanocanthon
Sign in to saveMelanocanthon is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 4 described species in Melanocanthon.
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- Specimen records
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- Family
- Scarabaeidae
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- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Scarabaeidae
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- MelanocanthonBispinatus.jpg
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Melanocanthon is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 4 described species in Melanocanthon.
==Species== Melanocanthon bispinatus (Robinson, 1941) (tumble bug) Melanocanthon granulifer (Schmidt, 1920) Melanocanthon nigricornis (Say, 1823) Melanocanthon punctaticollis (Schaeffer, 1915)
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