Epirinus

Epirinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Epirinus

Epirinus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It is one of the few African dung beetles that have been observed to roll dung into balls. [1][2][3]

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