Pleurophorus

Mulsant, 1842

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Pleurophorus is a of aphodiine dung beetles in the Scarabaeidae, first described by Mulsant in 1842. The genus contains at least 37 described . These beetles are part of the Aphodiinae, which are generally considered less specialized dung beetles compared to the more well-known scarab dung rollers. Members of Pleurophorus are found in association with and decaying organic matter.

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