Allogymnopleurus
Allogymnopleurus is a genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Gymnopleurini.[1] It includes 20 species; 17 are restricted to the Afrotropics, one is Afrotropical/Palearctic, and two Oriental.[2]
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Allogymnopleurus maculosus | |
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Genus: | Allogymnopleurus |
Characters
These include:[2]
- A suture where the thorax joins the abdomen which is clearly visible (from above) at the edge of the elytra
- A single terminal spur on each mesotibia
- The anterior edge of the clypeus is quadridentate or sexdentate (four or six teeth on the front edge of the head)
- Length ranges from 8.1 to 18.2 mm
Gallery
- Allogymnopleurus thalassinus on zebra dung
References
- "Allogymnopleurus - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Davis, Adrian L.V.; Frolov, Andrey V.; Scholtz, Clarke H. (2008). The African dung beetle genera (1st ed.). Pretoria: Protea Book House. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9781869192440.
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