Epactoides

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Epactoides is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Epactoides. They are found in Madagascar, and Epactoides giganteus is also found in La Réunion.[1]

Epactoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Epactoidini
Genus: Epactoides
Olsoufieff, 1947
Synonyms
  • Aleiantus Olsoufieff, 1947
  • Madaphacosoma Paulian, 1975
  • Phacosomoides Martinez & Pereira, 1958
  • Sikorantus Paulian, 1976

Species

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These 38 species belong to the genus Epactoides:

References

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  1. ^ "Epactoides Olsoufieff, 1947". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-23.