Aphotaenius
Genus of beetles
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Aphotaenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Aphotaenius.[1][2][3]
| Aphotaenius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Eupariini |
| Genus: | Aphotaenius Cartwright, 1952 |
Species
These five species belong to the genus Aphotaenius:
- Aphotaenius cambeforti Chalumeau, 1983
- Aphotaenius carolinus (Van Dyke, 1928)
- Aphotaenius convexus (Harold, 1880)
- Aphotaenius howdeni Cartwright, 1963
- Aphotaenius plaumanni Cartwright, 1963
