Scarabaeus viettei
| Scarabaeus viettei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scarabaeus |
| Species: | S. viettei
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarabaeus viettei (Paulian, 1953)
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Scarabaeus viettei, or Viette's scarab beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Scarabaeinae. It was first described by French entomologist Renaud Paulian in 1953. The species is endemic to Madagascar, with its known range restricted to the dry spiny forests of the island's western region.