Phoberus

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Phoberus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Trogidae
Subfamily: Troginae
Genus: Phoberus
MacLeay, 1819
Synonyms

Madagatrox Pittino, 2010

Phoberus is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. It was initially a subgenus of Trox before taxonomists reorganized it into its own genus. The genus is monophyletic, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Most beetle species in the genus live in Africa.[1][2]

It contains the following species:[3][4]

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