Family:
Bolboceratidae (Dor beetles)
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> Insecta
(insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola >
Holometabola > Coleoptera
> Polyphaga
Similar in appearance and habit to the dung beetles.
Medium to large (10-25mm). Very rounded and globular and reddish brown. Front
tibia adapted for digging, elytra grooved and the underside is covered with
hair. They occur under all types of dung, rotting wood and carrion. The
adults bury cattle and antelope dung on which the eggs are laid. Adults also eat
the dung.
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