''Kheper'' is a subgenus of ''
Scarabaeus'': the typical genus of
scarab beetles in the tribe
Scarabaeini
The ScarabaeiniLatreille PA (1802) ''Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3.'' F. Dufart, Paris. are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera, erected by Pierre André Latreille.
Genera
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The genus name honors the
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Khepri
Khepri (Egyptian: ''ḫprj,'' also transliterated Khepera, Kheper, Khepra, Chepri) is a scarab-faced god in ancient Egyptian religion who represents the rising or morning sun. By extension, he can also represent creation and the renewal of life. ...
in the
ancient Egyptian religion, who is depicted as having a scarab for a head.
''Kheper'' can be found on the border between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa in the arid sand dunes.
This genus of scarab beetles share a family with the oldest and most revered scarab beetles, the ''
Scarabaeus sacer
''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of dung beetles in its genus and the family Scarabaeidae.
Taxonomy
''Scarabaeus sacer'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the st ...
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References
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Scarabaeinae
Insect subgenera