Gromphas Dejean, 1836
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Gromphas Dejean, 1836 View in CoL
Gromphas Dejean, 1836: 159 View in CoL [30th July 1836].
TYPE SPECIES. — Coprobius lacordairii Oken, 1834 , by original monotypy.
ETYMOLOGY. — From the Latinisation of the Ancient Greek noun ΓΡΟμΦΆς (gromfás), meaning ‘an old sow’, feminine in gender ( Brullé 1838; Harold 1869a; Bailly 1895; Liddell & Scott 1897; Brown 1954; Cupello & Vaz-de-Mello 2013). The name likely draws a parallel between the stout, hornless body shape of both pigs and the only species originally included in the genus, G. lacordairii , while also making a probable reference to the ‘filthy’ coprophagous habits of these dung beetles.
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Gromphas Dejean, 1836
| Cupello, Mario 2024 |
Gromphas Dejean, 1836: 159
| DEJEAN P. F. M. A. 1836: 159 |