Kheper

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Genus of beetles

title: "Kheper" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["scarabaeinae", "insect-subgenera"] description: "Genus of beetles" topic_path: "general/scarabaeinae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kheper" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of beetles ::

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Kheper is a subgenus of Scarabaeus: the typical genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini. The genus name honors the god Khepri in the ancient Egyptian religion, who is depicted as having a scarab for a head. Kheper can be found on the border between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa in the arid sand dunes. This genus of scarab beetles share a family with the oldest and most revered scarab beetles, the Scarabaeus sacer.

References

References

  1. [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id616924/ BioLib (retrieved 23 August 2021)]
  2. (2005). "Evolution of the Scarabaeini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)". Systematic Entomology.
  3. Wilkinson, Richard H.. (2003). "The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt". Thames & Hudson.
  4. Deschodt, Christian. (2011). "New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa". Insect Systematics & Evolution.

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