Ceratocanthus aeneus, known generally as the shining ball scarab beetle or round fungus beetle, is a species of pill scarab beetle in the family Hybosoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Ceratocanthus aeneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hybosoridae
Genus: Ceratocanthus
Species:
C. aeneus
Binomial name
Ceratocanthus aeneus
(MacLeay, 1819)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphaeromorphus volvox Erichson, 1843

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ceratocanthus aeneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Ceratocanthus aeneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.