Euoniticellus

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

Euoniticellus
Euoniticellus intermedius
Euoniticellus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Oniticellini
Genus: Euoniticellus

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.[3]

References

  1. Davis, Adrian L.V.; Frolov, Andrey V.; Scholtz, Clarke H. (2008). The African dung beetle genera (1st ed.). Pretoria: Protea Book House. ISBN 9781869192440.
  2. Philips, T. Keith (11 April 2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys. 579: 9–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200.
  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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