Metacatharsius
Sign in to saveMetacatharsius is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 60 species from Africa; one is also found in Arabia, and Pakistan.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Collections
- SAM, TAMU, USNM
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda
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- Parent taxon
- Scarabaeinae
- Image
- Metacatharsius opacus 000724-2.jpg
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Metacatharsius is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 60 species from Africa; one is also found in Arabia, and Pakistan.
==Habitat== These dung beetles are found mainly in savanna with deep sandy soils.
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