Dynamopodinae

Dynamopodinae
Orubesa athleta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynamopodinae
Arrow, 1911[1]
Genus: Orubesa
Reitter, 1895
Species

seven described

Synonyms

Dynamopus Semenov, 1895

Dynamopodinae is a very small subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles, with only seven species in a single genus, Orubesa.[2][3][4][5]

Distribution

The seven known species occur in northern Africa and central Asia.[6] There is single species described in RussiaOrubesa athleta Semenov, 1896 [= Dynamopus athleta].

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System website
  2. http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
    • Google Books John L. Capinera Encyclopedia of Entomology — 2nd Edition. 3279 pp.
    • Google Books John L. Capinera Encyclopedia of Entomology — 2nd Edition. 3279 pp.

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