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Name - Afrocloetus Petrovitz 1968

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1845331 [metadata]

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus,Unknown

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Arthropoda (Phylum)
Insecta (Class)
Coleoptera (Order)
Polyphaga (Suborder)
Scarabaeoidea (Superfamily)
Animalia (Kingdom)
Arthropoda (Phylum)
Insecta (Class)
Coleoptera (Order)
Polyphaga (Suborder)
Scarabaeoidea (Superfamily)

References

Original Description Reference

  • Ochodaeinae und Acanthocerinae aus dem athiopischen und madagassischen Faunengebiet (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 78 1968: 251-262. [Zoological Record Volume 105]

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Original Description Reference

  • Ochodaeinae und Acanthocerinae aus dem athiopischen und madagassischen Faunengebiet (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 78 1968: 251-262. [Zoological Record Volume 105]

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Recent Publications

  • The enigmatic Afrotropical genus Afrocloetus Petrovitz, 1968, with description of a second species from Kenya (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ceratocanthidae).
  • Ochodaeinae und Acanthocerinae aus dem athiopischen und madagassischen Faunengebiet (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae).
  • Miocene uplift and Pleistocene forest connectivity drove the evolution of large-bodied Afrotropical pill scarabs (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae: Afrocloetus and Congomostes).

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