Ateuchus
| Ateuchus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabeiformia |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ateuchus |
Ateuchus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2] Charles Darwin described the Ateuchus as "the sacred beetle of the Egyptians."[3]
References
- ↑ ITIS: Ateuchus
- ↑ http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
- ↑ Darwin, Charles (1859). The Origin of Species. p. 103.
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