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Eurysternus

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Kingdom
  
Infraorder
  
Scarabeiformia

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Eurysternus

Higher classification
  
Scarabs

Order
  
Beetle

Suborder
  
Superfamily
  
Subfamily
  
Phylum
  
Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Beetle, Scarabs, Dichotomius, Deltochilum, Canthon

Eurysternus is a genus of Scarabaeinae or dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, it represents the single genus in the tribe Eurysternini, although it was earlier placed in the Oniticellini. It is restricted to the Neotropics and includes 53 recognized species.

The species in the genus are present from México to Argentina, but highest diversity is found the Amazon basin, the Andes and Central America. Species distribution is affected primarily by annual mean temperature and annual precipitation. The species with wide climatic niches would primarily inhabit the rainiest and coldest locations in the continent.

References

Eurysternus Wikipedia


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