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Onthophagus
Onthophagus is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. It is the most species-rich and widespread genus in the subfamily Scarabaeinae (the 'true' dung beetles), with a global distribution.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Onthophagus
subgenusOnthophagus
Palaeonthophagus
subgenusPalaeonthophagus
Gibbonthophagus
subgenusGibbonthophagus
Strandius
subgenusStrandius
Furconthophagus
subgenusFurconthophagus
Serrophorus
subgenusSerrophorus
Phanaeomorphus
subgenusPhanaeomorphus
Paraphanaeomorphus
subgenusParaphanaeomorphus
Colobonthophagus
subgenusColobonthophagus
Afrostrandius
subgenusAfrostrandius
Relictonthophagus
subgenusRelictonthophagus
Eremonthophagus
subgenusEremonthophagus
Macronthophagus
subgenusMacronthophagus
Onthophagus horni
speciesOnthophagus horni
Sunenaga
subgenusSunenaga
Trichonthophagus
subgenusTrichonthophagus
Altonthophagus
subgenusAltonthophagus
Bicornonthophagus
subgenusBicornonthophagus
Onthophagiellus
subgenusOnthophagiellus
Onthophagus coeruleicollis
speciesOnthophagus coeruleicollis
Onthophagus malabarensis
speciesOnthophagus malabarensis
Onthophagus formosanus
speciesOnthophagus formosanus
Hikidaeus
subgenusHikidaeus
Onthophagus rubicundulus
speciesOnthophagus rubicundulus
Onthophagus masumotoi
speciesOnthophagus masumotoi
Onthophagus violaceotinctus
speciesOnthophagus violaceotinctus
Onthophagus annulopunctatus
speciesOnthophagus annulopunctatus
Indonthophagus
subgenusIndonthophagus
Parentius
subgenusParentius
Onthophagus wagamen
speciesOnthophagus wagamen
Onthophagus obliquus
speciesOnthophagus obliquus
Onthophagus lilliputanus
speciesOnthophagus lilliputanus
Onthophagus bicarinatus
speciesOnthophagus bicarinatus
Onthophagus flavipleurus
speciesOnthophagus flavipleurus
Onthophagus consentaneus
speciesOnthophagus consentaneus
Onthophagus leusermontis
speciesOnthophagus leusermontis
Onthophagus deliensis
speciesOnthophagus deliensis
Onthophagus tricavicollis
speciesOnthophagus tricavicollis
Onthophagus andersoni
speciesOnthophagus andersoni
Onthophagus muelleri
speciesOnthophagus muelleri
Onthophagus haagi
speciesOnthophagus haagi
Onthophagus caprai
speciesOnthophagus caprai
Onthophagus cavia
speciesOnthophagus cavia
Onthophagus praedatus
speciesOnthophagus praedatus
Onthophagus monticulus
speciesOnthophagus monticulus
Onthophagus dispar
speciesOnthophagus dispar
Onthophagus gibber
speciesOnthophagus gibber
Amphionthophagus
subgenusAmphionthophagus
Onthophagus emeritus
speciesOnthophagus emeritus
Onthophagus omostigma
speciesOnthophagus omostigma
Onthophagus ranunculus
speciesOnthophagus ranunculus
Onthophagus sticticus
speciesOnthophagus sticticus
Indachorius
subgenusIndachorius
Onthophagus jalamari
speciesOnthophagus jalamari
Onthophagus buculus
speciesOnthophagus buculus
Onthophagus solivagus
speciesOnthophagus solivagus
Onthophagus vigilans
speciesOnthophagus vigilans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120366.