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Selviria (beetle)
''Selviria'' is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in ''Selviria'', both found in Brazil. ''Selviria matogrossoensis'' has been reported in a nest of fire ants. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Selviria'': * '' Selviria anneae'' Stebnicka, 2005 * '' Selviria matogrossoensis'' Stebnicka, 1999 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * Scarabaeidae Scarabaeidae genera {{scarabaeidae-stub ...
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Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scaraba ...
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Selviria Anneae
''Selviria anneae'' is a species of dung beetles in the subfamily Aphodiinae. It is found in Brazil. References Further reading * * * * * Scarabaeidae Beetles described in 2005 {{scarabaeidae-stub ...
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