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Scelocopris
Taxonomy
Scelocopris was named by Zhang (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Scelocopris enertheus.
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Zhang (1989); to Scarabaeinae by Krell (2000); and to Scarabaeoidea by Tarasov et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Zhang (1989); to Scarabaeinae by Krell (2000); and to Scarabaeoidea by Tarasov et al. (2016).
Species
S. enertheus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Scelocopris Zhang p. 425 figs. Pl. 40 fig 3 |
| 2000 | Scelocopris Krell p. 880 |
| 2016 | Scelocopris Tarasov et al. p. 24 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available