Dynamopodinae is a very small subfamily of

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...

or scarab beetles, with only seven species in a single genus, ''Orubesa''.

Distribution

The seven known species occur in northern

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and central

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.Google Books
John L. Capinera Encyclopedia of Entomology — 2nd Edition. 3279 pp. There is single species described in

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— '' Orubesa athleta'' Semenov, 1896 ''Dynamopus athleta''

References

External links

Subfamily Dynamopodinae (Scarabaeidae: Dynamopodinae) - Atlas of scarab beetles of Russia
Scarabaeidae {{Scarabaeidae-stub