Sulcophanaeus menelas

Sulcophanaeus menelas

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Sulcophanaeus is a genus of dung beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. Most species in this genus are from tropical and subtropical South America, but a few are found in Central America and Mexico, and S. carnifex is from Jamaica (no other Phanaeini is found on an oceanic island).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Argentina · 44Brazil · 17

Sources and credits

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Sulcophanaeus menelas

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