Scarabaeus laticollis
Species of beetle
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Scarabaeus laticollis is a species of dung beetle in the genus Scarabaeus.[1]
| Scarabaeus laticollis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scarabaeus |
| Species: | S. laticollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scarabaeus laticollis Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Description
Scarabaeus laticollis is a species of dung beetle in the genus Scarabaeus. Being a dung beetle, Scarabaeus laticollis primarily feeds on the dung of herbivores and omnivores. They also eat the remnants of dead plants.[2]