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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Onthophagini » Digitonthophagus » Gazelle Scarab (Digitonthophagus gazella)

Species Digitonthophagus gazella - Gazelle Scarab

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Tribe Onthophagini
Genus Digitonthophagus
Species gazella (Gazelle Scarab)
Other Common Names
Brown Dung Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius 1787
Syn: Onthophagus gazella (Fabricius)
Size
10-13 mm
Identification
brown elytra often has cloudy markings, male with two short horns.
Distinctive femora:
♀
♂
Range
se US to AZ (AZ-FL-NC-OK) (BG data)
Of Indoafrican origin, intentionally introduced into Texas for dung control in the 1970, and it's now, perhaps, the most widespread dung beetle in tropical and subtropical pastures. (Noriega et al. 2010)
uncommon north of South Carolina (1)
Season
Apr-Oct (BG data)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on dung.
Pupa: ♂
Print References
Fincher, G.T., T.B. Stewart & J.S. Hunter III. 1983. The 1981 distribution of Onthophagus gazella Fabricius from releases in Texas and Onthophagus taurus Schreber from an unknown release in Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 37: 159-163.
Noriega, J.A., F.G. Horgan, T.H. Larsen & G. Valencia. 2010. Records of an invasive dung beetle species, Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Peru. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.) 26(2): 451-456. Full PDF
Mantissa Insectorum p.377 - Fabricius' original description (in Latin)
Internet References
A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.
Contributed by Cotinis on 25 August, 2004 - 11:34pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 4 April, 2017 - 9:05am

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