Anachalcos

Anachalcos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabeiformia
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Anachalcos; Hope, 1837
Species
	Anachalcos convexus; Anachalcos aurescens; Anachalcos cupreus; Anachalcos janssensi; Anachalcos pembensis; Anachalcos procerus; Anachalcos revoili; Anachalcos schultzi; Anachalcos suturalis;

Anachalcos is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.^[1]^[2] It is one of only three genera of African dung beetles that have been observed rolling balls; the other two are Epirinus and Circellium.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Anachalcos". EOL. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ "Anachalcos - Genus in NCBI Taxonomy". GBIF.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ Adrian Louis Victor Davis; Andrey V. Frolov; C. H. Scholtz (2008). The African dung beetle genera. Protea Book House. ISBN 9781869192440.

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