Cinacanthus

Schmidt, 1914

Species Guides

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Cinacanthus is a of scarab beetles in the Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae. It was established by Schmidt in 1914. The genus is currently recognized as valid, though its taxonomic rank has been treated differently by various sources—accepted as a full genus by Catalogue of Life and GBIF, but as a subgenus of Aphodius by NCBI. It contains distributed across the Nearctic and Afrotropical regions.

Cinacanthus militaris by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.Cinacanthus militaris by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.Cinacanthus militaris by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cinacanthus: //sɪnəˈkænθəs//

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Distribution

Nearctic and Afrotropical regions.

Similar Taxa

  • AphodiusCinacanthus has been treated as a subgenus of Aphodius by some taxonomic authorities, creating potential confusion in classification and identification.

Misconceptions

The taxonomic rank of Cinacanthus is inconsistently applied across databases. Catalogue of Life and GBIF recognize it as a full , while NCBI treats it as a subgenus of Aphodius. This discrepancy reflects ongoing taxonomic debate within Aphodiinae rather than settled classification.

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