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.

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