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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Coprinae (scarabs or dung beetles)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Coleoptera (beetles) > Polyphaga > Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea > Family: Scarabaeidae

Some tribes that occur in southern Africa

Catharsius tricornutus

Copris mesacanthus

Tribe Coprini. Catharsius tricornutus, Three-horned Dung Beetle, 26mm. [image by M. Picker & C. Griffiths ©, from Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, used with permission].

Tribe Coprini. Copris mesacanthus, Nursing Dung Beetle, 17mm. [image by M. Picker & C. Griffiths ©, from Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, used with permission].

Heteronitis castelnaui

Onitis alexis

Tribe Onitini. Heteronitis castelnaui, Grooved Dung Beetle, 28mm. [image by M. Picker & C. Griffiths ©, from Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, used with permission].

Tribe Onitini. Onitis alexis, Bronze Dung Beetle, 16mm. [image by M. Picker & C. Griffiths ©, from Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, used with permission].

 

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