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Onthophagus

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Onthophagus
Onthophagus nuchicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Onthophagini
Genus: Onthophagus
Latreille, 1802 [1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Macropocopris Arrow, 1920
  • Pauronthophagus Blackwelder, 1844
Gazella scarab (Onthophagus gazella) males; note variation in horn size

Onthophagus is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae.[4] It is the most species-rich and widespread genus in the subfamily Scarabaeinae (the 'true' dung beetles), with a global distribution.

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Etymology

The Genus name derives from the Greek onthos, meaning dung, and phagos, meaning eater.[5]

Taxonomy

Main article: List of Onthophagus species

This genus includes around 30 subgenera and over 2,200 species.[1][6] Some of the former subgenera of Onthophagus (including Proagoderus, Diastellopalpus, Digitonthophagus, and Euonthophagus) are now widely recognized as genera.[7]

Subgenera

These subgenera are in accordance with the Catalog of Life and the World Scarabaeidae Database (2023).[6]

  • Afrostrandius Moretto, 2009 - tropical Africa
  • Altonthophagus Kabakov, 1990 - Palearctic
  • Amphionthophagus Martín-Piera & Zunino, 1983 - Palearctic
  • Bicornonthophagus Tagliaferri & Moretto, 2012 - tropical Africa
  • Colobonthophagus Balthasar, 1935 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Cryptonthophagus Dierkens, 2022 - tropical Africa
  • Drepanonthophagus Dierkens, 2022 - tropical Africa
  • Endrodius Balthasar, 1959 - Oriental
  • Eremonthophagus Zunino, 1979 - Palearctic
  • Exonthophagus Kabakov, 2006 - Palearctic
  • Furconthophagus Zunino, 1979 - Palaearctic, Oriental, tropical Africa
  • Gibbonthophagus Balthasar, 1935 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Gonocyphus Lansberge, 1885 - tropical Africa
  • Hikidaeus Ochi & Kon, 2016 - Oriental
  • Indachorius Balthasar, 1941 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Indonthophagus Kabakov, 2006 - Palaearctic, Oriental, tropical Africa
  • Macronthophagus Ochi, 2003 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Matashia Matsumura, 1938 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Micronthophagus Balthasar, 1963 - Oriental, Palaearctic, tropical Africa
  • Onthophagiellus Balthasar, 1935 - Oriental
  • Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 - worldwide
  • Palaeonthophagus Zunino, 1979 - Palearctic
  • Paraphanaeomorphus Balthasar, 1959 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Parentius Zunino, 1979 - Palearctic
  • Phanaeomorphus Balthasar, 1935 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Pseudophanaeomorphus Ochi, 2007 - Oriental
  • Serrophorus Balthasar, 1935 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Sinonthophagus Kabakov, 2006 - Palearctic
  • Strandius Balthasar, 1935 - Palaearctic, Oriental, tropical Africa
  • Sunenaga Ochi, 2003 - Palaearctic, Oriental
  • Trichonthophagus Zunino, 1979 - Palaearctic, Oriental, tropical Africa

Gallery

  • Onthophagus nigricornis
    Onthophagus nigricornis
  • Onthophagus obliquus
    Onthophagus obliquus
  • Onthophagus shimba
    Onthophagus shimba

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sergey I. Tarasov & Oleg N. Kabakov (2010). "Two new species of Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Indochina, with a discussion of some problems with the classification of Serrophorus and similar subgenera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2344: 17–28. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2344.1.2.
  2. ^ Kharel, BP; Schoolmeester, P; Sarkar, SK (2020). "A first faunistic account on the Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Nadia district, West Bengal, with a preliminary checklist from India". Check List. 16 (2). doi:10.15560/16.2.361.
  3. ^ "Onthophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ^ "Onthophagus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  5. ^ "Genus Onthophagus". BugGuide. John VanDyk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Onthophagus Latreille, 1802". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. ^ Philips, T. Keith (11 April 2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys (579): 9–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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