Biology:Rhyssemus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Rhyssemus | |
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| Rhyssemus germanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Psammodiini |
| Genus: | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1842 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 160 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhyssemus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 160 described species in Rhyssemus.[1][2][3]
See also
References
Further reading
- Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". http://coleoptera.org/p735.htm.
- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4048286 entry
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