Mesontoplatys

Mesontoplatys
Mesontoplatys, Botswana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Subtribe: Aphodiina
Genus:
Motschulsky, 1863

Mesontoplatys is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Mesontoplatys, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.[1][2]

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Mesontoplatys:[2]

  • Mesontoplatys arabicus (Harold, 1875) (Palaearctic, Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys bolzi (Petrovitz, 1967) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys dorsalis (Klug, 1855) (Africa, Asia, Europe)
  • Mesontoplatys durandi (Petrovitz, 1973) (Senegal)
  • Mesontoplatys effetus (Kolbe, 1908) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys indorsalis (Endrödi, 1960) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys malzyi (Paulian, 1939) (Mauretania, Niger)
  • Mesontoplatys maoensis (Endrödi, 1964) (Chad)
  • Mesontoplatys marlieri (Endrödi, 1960) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys mbaoensis (Petrovitz, 1969) (Senegal)
  • Mesontoplatys mungo (Balthasar, 1946) (South Asia)
  • Mesontoplatys offensus (Petrovitz, 1967) (Tanzania)
  • Mesontoplatys ovamboensis (Petrovitz, 1962) (South Africa)
  • Mesontoplatys parvulus (Harold, 1871) (Africa, Asia, Europe)
  • Mesontoplatys politipennis (Müller, 1941) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys probes (Péringuey, 1901) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys remedellii (Müller, 1941) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys rougoni (Petrovitz, 1974) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys rubrus (Bordat, 1992) (Kenya)
  • Mesontoplatys rufolaterus Motschulsky, 1863 (South Asia, Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys scutatus (Petrovitz, 1961) (India)
  • Mesontoplatys simplicipennis (Petrovitz, 1972) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys simplicius (Petrovitz, 1974) (Afrotropics)
  • Mesontoplatys sunantae (Stebnicka, 1982) (Thailand)
  • Mesontoplatys triangularis (Schmidt, 1907) (South Africa)
  • Mesontoplatys zavadili (Balthasar, 1941) (Namibia)
  • Mesontoplatys zulu (Petrovitz, 1962) (Zululand)

References

  1. ^ "Mesontoplatys". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. ^ a b "Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-18.


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