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Scarabaeus satyrus is an African species of dung beetle. These beetles roll a ball of dung for some distance from where it was deposited, and bury it, excavating an underground chamber to house it. An egg is then laid in the ball, the growing larva feeding on the dung, pupating, and eventually emerging as an adult.
P. vindex adults are hard-bodied beetles which range from approximately 11-22 millimeters (0.4-0.9 inches) in length. They are relatively bulky and oblong. These beetles are sexually dimorphic; the males can be identified by their iridescent elytra and a large horn on their heads while females have slightly less vibrant shells and lack horns.
Dorsal view of a Phanaeus triangularis (Say, 1823) specimen collected from Treutlen County, Georgia on October 3, 2024 [1].Scale bar indicates 10 mm. Phanaeus triangularis, the black phanaeus, is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
The female beetle typically forms the brood mass while the male beetle transports mass from the dung pad to the female. [4] E. intermedius produces brood masses consisting of a dung shell surrounding an egg chamber. E. intermedius has been found to produce egg chambers larger than other species of dung beetle.
Different species of dung beetle are attracted to the dung produced by different animals. [3] Scarabaeus ambiguus seems to be attracted by both cattle dung and donkey dung. It is diurnal and is particularly active in the morning, in the cool conditions after heavy rain, when it is on the wing earlier than other species of dung beetle. [1]
Acrossus rufipes, the night-flying dung beetle, is a species of scarab beetle. It was first recorded by the zoologist Carl Linnaeus as Acrossus rufipes in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae . The species was more recently considered a member of the genus Aphodius , but is now again classified as Acrossus rufipes .
Scarabaeus gangeticus, is a species of dung beetle found in many Indo-African countries including; India, [1] Sri Lanka, [2] Pakistan, [3] Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The beetles feed on the dung of herbivorous animals, especially that of rabbits and small ruminants such as sheep and deer. After mating, the animals dig a vertical tunnel about 1 to 1.5 metres deep in the earth, with several side tunnels stemming from it and which ends in a chamber. Dung is brought into the chamber and is formed into a pellet.