Pentodon algerinus (Füessly, 1778) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pentodon algerinus (Füessly, 1778)

Pentodon algerinus (Füessly, 1778)

Pentodon is a Palaearctic beetle genus in subfamily Dynastinae, the type genus of tribe Pentodontini.

Family
Genus
Pentodon
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pentodon algerinus (Füessly, 1778)

Pentodon is a genus of Palaearctic beetles. It belongs to the subfamily Dynastinae, and is the type genus of the tribe Pentodontini. The scientific name treated here is Pentodon algerinus (Füessly, 1778).

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Pentodon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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