(Scarabaeus) cancer is hard to place within the Tribe Scarabaeini. The profemora and procoxae suggest it evolved from a Pachylomerus -like ancestor. The asymmetrical aedeagus and two tarsal claws place it closer to Scarabaeus .

The genus Scarabaeus consists of a number of Afro-Eurasian dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", Scarabaeus sacer and is the namesake of the tribe Scarabaeini, the family Scarabaeidae, the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and the infraorder Scarabaeiformia.

Scarabaeus cancer (Arrow, 1919) Taxonomy & Nomenclature. Synonym/s: Mnematium cancer Arrow, 1919 . Conservation Status. Rediscovered . Distribution. Kuando Kubango Province, Angola . Biology . Hypodigm . Media . References. Original scientific description: Arrow, G. …

R.H. Allen reports Egyptian records of about 2000 B.C. in which the constellation Cancer was was described as a sacred Scarabaeus, an emblem of immortality. In ancient Egypt, the scarabaeus pushing balls of dung across the desert was seen as a …

“In the Egyptian records of about 2000 B.C. the constellation of Cancer was described as a Scarabaeus, sacred, as its specific name sacer signifies (Scarabeus sacer are dung beetles), and an emblem of immortality.

A remarkable new ball-rolling beetle (Family Scarabaeidae). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology, London 9 (3):433-435. …

Scarabaeus cancer (Arrow, 1919) in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-01-19.

Nov 5, 2021 · Scarabaeus (Pachysoma) valeflorae (Ferreira), previously considered a synonym of S. (P.) schinzi (Fairmaire), is reinstated as a valid species. The missing type series of Pachysoma hessei...

Scarabaeus cancer is a species of beetles in the family scarab beetles. EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

The genus Scarabaeus consists of a number of Old World dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", Scarabaeus sacer and typical of the tribe Scarabaeini.