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
See also
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.
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