Onthophagus

Onthophagus
	Onthophagus nuchicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Onthophagini
Genus:	Onthophagus; Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
	Macropocopris Arrow, 1920 ; Pauronthophagus Blackwelder, 1844 ;

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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.

Etymology

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

Taxonomy

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

References

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Onthophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Onthophagus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ "Genus Onthophagus". BugGuide. John VanDyk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Onthophagus Latreille, 1802". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ 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.

External links

Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Media related to Onthophagus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Onthophagus at Wikispecies

[Tarasov-1] 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.

[Kharel2020-2] 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.

[gbif-3] "Onthophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[4] "Onthophagus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[5] "Genus Onthophagus". BugGuide. John VanDyk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

[catlife-6] "Onthophagus Latreille, 1802". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[Philips2016-7] 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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