''Epirinus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe

Deltochilini Deltochilini (or Canthonini) is a tribe of scarab beetles, in the dung beetle subfamily (Scarabaeinae). Members of this group vary widely in size (2–33 mm long) and shape, but were thought to be derived from an ancient ball-rolling lineag ...

(subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises 29 species from southern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

; a few species are widespread in the region, but most have limited ranges. Length ranges from 3.0 mm to 13.5 mm.

Ecology

Most species in this genus feed on herbivore dung, although some are known to eat carrion. Some of the larger species roll balls of dung, whereas smaller species have been found in leaf litter. The genus includes both flying and flightless species.

Taxonomy

Species include: *''Epirinus aeneus'' (Wiedemann, 1823) *''Epirinus aquilus'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus asper'' Peringuey, 1901 *''Epirinus bentoi'' Ferreira, 1964 *''Epirinus comosus'' Peringuey, 1901 *''Epirinus convexus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus davisi'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus drakomontanus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus flagellatus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Epirinus granulatus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus gratus'' Peringuey, 1901 *''Epirinus hilaris'' Peringuey, 1901 *''Epirinus hluhluwensis'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus hopei'' Castelnau, 1840 *''Epirinus minimus'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus montanus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus mucrodentatus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus ngomae'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus obtusus'' Boheman, 1857 *''Epirinus pseudorugosus'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus punctatus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus pygidialis'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus relictus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus rugosus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus scrobiculatus'' Harold, 1880 *''Epirinus sebastiani'' Medina & Scholtz, 2005 *''Epirinus silvestris'' Cambefort, 1978 *''Epirinus striatus'' Scholtz & Howden, 1987 *''Epirinus sulcipennis'' Boheman, 1857 *''Epirinus validus'' Peringuey, 1901

References

Deltochilini {{Scarabaeinae-stub