Proagoderus

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{Taxobox

| image = Proagoderus chalcostolus 000872-3.jpg

| image_caption = Proagoderus chalcostolus

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Arthropoda

| classis = Insecta

| ordo = Coleoptera

| subordo = Polyphaga

| infraordo = Scarabeiformia

| superfamilia = Scarabaeoidea

| familia = Scarabaeidae

| subfamilia = Scarabaeinae

| tribus = Onthophagini

| genus = Proagoderus

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

}}

Proagoderus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae. It was considered a subgenus of Onthophagus by some authorities.{{cite journal|last1=Philips|first1=T. Keith|title=Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence|journal=ZooKeys|date=11 April 2016|issue=579|pages=9–57|doi=10.3897/zookeys.579.6183|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6183|accessdate=23 November 2016|pmc=4829968|pmid=27110200|doi-access=free}} It includes over 100 species native to Africa and Asia.{{cite web|title=Proagoderus - Taxonomy|url=http://insectoid.info/insecta/coleoptera/scarabaeidae/proagoderus_genus/|website=insectoid.info|accessdate=23 November 2016}}