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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.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Scooped Scarab
speciesOnthophagus hecate
Bull-headed Dung Beetle
speciesOnthophagus taurus
Green-bronze Dung Beetle
speciesOnthophagus orpheus
Onthophagus mniszechi
speciesOnthophagus mniszechi
Western Dung Beetle
speciesOnthophagus ferox
Onthophagus neostenocerus
speciesOnthophagus neostenocerus
Lined Dung Beetle
speciesOnthophagus striatulus
Onthophagus binodis
speciesOnthophagus binodis
Onthophagus illyricus
speciesOnthophagus illyricus
Onthophagus dandalu
speciesOnthophagus dandalu
Onthophagus curvicornis
speciesOnthophagus curvicornis
Onthophagus vinctus
speciesOnthophagus vinctus
Onthophagus concinnus
speciesOnthophagus concinnus
Fivehorned Dung Beetle
speciesOnthophagus pentacanthus
Onthophagus australis
speciesOnthophagus australis
Australian Dung Scarab
speciesOnthophagus granulatus
Onthophagus tuberculifrons
speciesOnthophagus tuberculifrons
Onthophagus pronus
speciesOnthophagus pronus
Onthophagus aeruginosus
speciesOnthophagus aeruginosus
Onthophagus declivis
speciesOnthophagus declivis
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus
speciesOnthophagus pennsylvanicus
Onthophagus medorensis
speciesOnthophagus medorensis
Onthophagus kchatriya
speciesOnthophagus kchatriya
Onthophagus auritus
speciesOnthophagus auritus
Onthophagus capella
speciesOnthophagus capella
Onthophagus deterrens
speciesOnthophagus deterrens
Onthophagus bicavifrons
speciesOnthophagus bicavifrons
Onthophagus nasutus
speciesOnthophagus nasutus
Onthophagus coproides
speciesOnthophagus coproides
Onthophagus unifasciatus
speciesOnthophagus unifasciatus
Onthophagus fuliginosus
speciesOnthophagus fuliginosus
Onthophagus cervus
speciesOnthophagus cervus
Onthophagus praecellens
speciesOnthophagus praecellens
Onthophagus browni
speciesOnthophagus browni
Onthophagus hoepfneri
speciesOnthophagus hoepfneri
Onthophagus dunningi
speciesOnthophagus dunningi
Onthophagus pallidipennis
speciesOnthophagus pallidipennis
Onthophagus dicranocerus
speciesOnthophagus dicranocerus
Onthophagus leai
speciesOnthophagus leai
Onthophagus alluvius
speciesOnthophagus alluvius
Onthophagus rasipennis
speciesOnthophagus rasipennis
Onthophagus velutinus
speciesOnthophagus velutinus
Onthophagus landolti
speciesOnthophagus landolti
Onthophagus guttatus
speciesOnthophagus guttatus
Onthophagus batesi
speciesOnthophagus batesi
Onthophagus vigens
speciesOnthophagus vigens
Onthophagus nigriventris
speciesOnthophagus nigriventris
Australian Dung Scarab
speciesOnthophagus posticus
Onthophagus atrox
speciesOnthophagus atrox
Onthophagus quadrimaculatus
speciesOnthophagus quadrimaculatus
Onthophagus cribripennis
speciesOnthophagus cribripennis
Onthophagus walteri
speciesOnthophagus walteri
Onthophagus acuminatus
speciesOnthophagus acuminatus
Onthophagus marginicollis
speciesOnthophagus marginicollis
Onthophagus oklahomensis
speciesOnthophagus oklahomensis
Onthophagus tapirus
speciesOnthophagus tapirus
Onthophagus mactatus
speciesOnthophagus mactatus
Onthophagus hyaena
speciesOnthophagus hyaena
Onthophagus hoplocerus
speciesOnthophagus hoplocerus
Onthophagus viridivinosus
speciesOnthophagus viridivinosus
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 960209.