Onthophagus dama

Onthophagus dama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. dama
Binomial name
Onthophagus dama
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Copris dama Fabricius 1798
  • Scarabaeus aeneus Olivier 1789
  • Onthophagus dama (Fabricius 1798) Arrow 1931
  • Onthophagus (Onthophagus) dama (Fabricius 1798) Balthasar 1963
  • Onthophagus cervicornis Kirby, 1825
  • Onthophagus zubaci Balthasar, 1932

Onthophagus dama is a species of dung beetle found in Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

Thie species has an average length of about 8.5 to 11 mm.[3]

Ecology

Adults are coprophagus, and make tunnels in fresh dungs. Frequently seen in cow dung and human feces. They inhabited in tropical dry forest and agricultural habitats.[4]

  • male
    male

References

  1. ^ "Onthophagus dama (Fabricius, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Scarabaeid beetles of Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh". Zoos' print journal, 2005. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Onthophagus dama (Fabricius, 1798)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ Rossini, Michele; Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando; Mann, Darren (2014-06-24). "Onthophagus cervicornis Kirby, 1825, new synonym under Onthophagus dama (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)". ZooKeys (419): 111–115. doi:10.3897/zookeys.419.7849. PMC 4109455. PMID 25061364. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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