Kheper

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]

Kheper
Kheper nigroaeneus in South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Scarabaeus
Subgenus:	Kheper Janssens, 1940