Anachalcos convexus

{{short description|Species of beetle}}

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{{Taxobox

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Arthropoda

| classis = Insecta

| ordo = Coleoptera

| subordo = Polyphaga

| infraordo = Scarabeiformia

| superfamilia = Scarabaeoidea

| familia = Scarabaeidae

| genus = Anachalcos

| species = A. convexus

| binomial = Anachalcos convexus

}}

Anachalcos convexus is a species of scarab beetle in the genus Anachalcos.{{cite web | url=http://eol.org/pages/17601/overview | title=Anachalcos | publisher=EOL | accessdate=11 December 2014}}

File:Plum dung beetle (Anachalcos convexus).jpg
Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa]]

The sequence of images shows a sequence of the beetle rolling a dung ball. It does this to navigate.

Plum dung beetle (Anachalcos convexus) 1 of 4.jpg|the beetle climbs onto the ball

Plum dung beetle (Anachalcos convexus) 2 of 4.jpg|the beetle starts a 360 degree turn

Plum dung beetle (Anachalcos convexus) 3 of 4.jpg|the beetle continues the 360 degree turn

Plum dung beetle (Anachalcos convexus) 4 of 4.jpg|the beetle continues rolling the ball with its hind legs