Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Scarabeiformia Family Scarabaeidae Scientific name Eurysternus Higher classification Scarabs Order Beetle | Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Scarabaeoidea Subfamily Scarabaeinae Phylum Arthropoda 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.
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