The African Dung Beetle Genera |
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Page 87
... habits , particularly for- est leaf litter associations accompanied by very small - bodied size , or tunnelling habits in often specialized non - ball - rolling taxa . Despite polyphyly in the Canthonini , apparent close relationships ...
... habits , particularly for- est leaf litter associations accompanied by very small - bodied size , or tunnelling habits in often specialized non - ball - rolling taxa . Despite polyphyly in the Canthonini , apparent close relationships ...
Page 185
... habits probably predominate in Strandius , Onthophagus , and Euonthophagus , habits of some other genera are unknown ( Milichus ) . Several genera also include kleptocoprid species groups ( Onthophagus ) or they may comprise entirely ...
... habits probably predominate in Strandius , Onthophagus , and Euonthophagus , habits of some other genera are unknown ( Milichus ) . Several genera also include kleptocoprid species groups ( Onthophagus ) or they may comprise entirely ...
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... habits are unknown . * Genus Krikkenius Branco 1989 Type - species : Heteroclitopus smeencki Krikken 1982 Gen ( Fig . 90 ) eneric characters : The phylogenetic relationships of Krikkenius remain unstudied al- though it may be more ...
... habits are unknown . * Genus Krikkenius Branco 1989 Type - species : Heteroclitopus smeencki Krikken 1982 Gen ( Fig . 90 ) eneric characters : The phylogenetic relationships of Krikkenius remain unstudied al- though it may be more ...
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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 PĂ©ringuey 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