Euoniticellus

Euoniticellus
Euoniticellus intermedius
Euoniticellus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Oniticellini
Genus: Euoniticellus

Euoniticellus is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family.[1][2][3]

Four species from this genus (E. africanus, E. fulvus, E. intermedius, E. pallipes) were introduced into Australia as part of the Australian Dung Beetle Project, and became established there.[4]

References

  1. "Euoniticellus". nomen.at. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
  3. Edwards, P (2007), Introduced Dung Beetles in Australia 1967-2007: current status and future directions, Landcare Australia, ISBN 978-0-9806271-0-7


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