Kheper Explained

Kheper is a subgenus of Scarabaeus: the typical genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini.[1] [2] The genus name honors the god Khepri in the ancient Egyptian religion, who is depicted as having a scarab for a head.[3] Kheper can be found on the border between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa in the arid sand dunes.[4] This genus of scarab beetles share a family with the oldest and most revered scarab beetles, the Scarabaeus sacer.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id616924/ BioLib (retrieved 23 August 2021)
  2. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00273.x. Evolution of the Scarabaeini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). 2005. Forgie. Shaun A.. Philips. T. Keith. Scholtz. Clarke H.. Systematic Entomology. 30. 1. 60–96.
  3. Book: Wilkinson, Richard H.. 2003. The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 230–233.
  4. Deschodt. Christian. Davis. Adrian. Scholtz. Clarke. 2011. New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa. Insect Systematics & Evolution. 42. 3. 277–294. 10.1163/187631211X568173. 1399-560X. 2263/19586. free.

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