''Metacatharsius'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe

Coprini Coprini is a tribe of scarab beetles, in the dung beetle subfamily (Scarabaeinae). Scholtz et al. describe them as tunnellers that are shiny black, of moderate to large size (9–30 mm long) and with a strongly convex shape. They also, howev ...

(subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 60 species from

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; one is also found in

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, and

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Habitat

These dung beetles are found mainly in savanna with deep sandy soils.

References

External links

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''Metacatharsius'' in Insectoid.Info
has a list of species.
Scarabaeidae genera Coprini {{Scarabaeinae-stub