Kheper is a subgenus of Scarabaeus: the typical genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini.BioLib (retrieved 23 August 2021) The genus name honors the god Khepri in the ancient Egyptian religion, who is depicted as having a scarab for a head. Kheper can be found on the border between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa in the arid sand dunes. This genus of scarab beetles share a family with the oldest and most revered scarab beetles, the Scarabaeus sacer.
References