Allogymnopleurus
Genus of beetles
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Allogymnopleurus is a genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Gymnopleurini.[2] It includes 20 species; 17 are restricted to the Afrotropics, one is Afrotropical/Palearctic, and two Oriental.[3]
| Allogymnopleurus | |
|---|---|
| Allogymnopleurus maculosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Gymnopleurini |
| Genus: | Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1940[1] |
Characters
These include:[3]
- 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