The African Dung Beetle Genera |
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abdomen Africa E African species Afrotropical Afrotropical region annual rainfall arid associations Average length ball ball-rolling basal biological notes body shape Boheman Boucomont Branco brood ovoids Cambefort Canthonini Cape carina Central Africa centred climate clypeal clypeus coastal Coleoptera Colour cooler Coprini Copris Group d'Orbigny Diastellopalpus Dichotomiini distribution drier dry savanna dung beetles dung types East eastern Eastern Cape edge elephant dung elongate elytra endemic eneric characters Epirinus Euoniticellus female fore tibia forest genera genus genus comprises grassland habits Heliocopris herbivore highland istribution and biological Janssens Kheper kleptocoprid Klug large-bodied legs lineages male margin Milichus moist savanna montane nesting behaviour occur Onitis Onthophagus Onthophagus Group Oriental region Pachysoma Palaearctic patterns Péringuey Phalops phylogenetic phylogeny Plate posterior primarily Proagoderus radiation rainfall region range recorded ridges Scarabaeidae Scarabaeus Sceliages shrubland small-bodied South Africa southern Africa species groups species show sternites taxa tibiae tribe tropical tunnel Type-species upland West Africa winter rainfall