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Tribe Onthophagini

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Notes on the habits of certain coprophagous beetles and methods of rearing them.

By Lindquist, A.W.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Circular No. 351: 1-9., 1935

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Lindquist, A.W. (1935) Notes on the habits of certain coprophagous beetles and methods of rearing them. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Circular No. 351: 1-9.

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Coprophagous beetles are of economic importance as well as of general interest, for severel reasons: (1) By disturbing cattle dung, the breeding medium of the horn fly (Haematobia irritans L.), they probably reduce the abundance of this widespread pest of cattle; (2) many species are intermediate hosts of parasites of poultry and other animals; (3) they play an important role in the interchange of soils and the incorporation of organic matter; and (4) they exhibit the instincts of maternity and progeny protection.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 May, 2025 - 2:35pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae)

Two austral dung beetles new to the Virginia fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

By Roble S.M., Hoffman R.L.
Banisteria 37: 30‒33, 2011

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Contributed by v belov on 28 November, 2023 - 7:43pm

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The taxonomic revolution of New World dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

By Cupello M., Silva F.A.B., Vaz-de-Mello F.Z.
Front. Ecol. Evol. 11: 1‒42, 2023

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Contributed by v belov on 7 November, 2023 - 5:25pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae)

Illustrated keys to the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Maryland

By Nemes S.N., Price D.L.
Northeastern Naturalist 22: 318‒344, 2015

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Contributed by v belov on 22 July, 2021 - 9:27pm

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The dung beetle fauna of the Big Bend region of Texas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

By William D.Edmonds
Insecta Mundi 0642: 1–30, 2018

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 5 September, 2018 - 1:14pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae)

A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

By Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello, et al.
Zootaxa, Vol. 2854, pp. 1–73, 2011

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 1 July, 2017 - 4:41pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Studies in the Scarabaeidae of North America (Coleoptera). Parts I & II.

By Robinson, M.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 67: 127-136., 1941

Robinson, M. (1941) Studies in the Scarabaeidae of North America (Coleoptera). Parts I & II. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 67: 127-136.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 May, 2025 - 1:53pm

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SCIENTIFIC NOTE: Observations of urban dung beetles utilizing dog feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

By Cave, R.D.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 400-401., 2005

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Cave, R.D. (2005) SCIENTIFIC NOTE: Observations of urban dung beetles utilizing dog feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 400-401.

This note presents a compilation of observations of dung beetles found utilizing dog dung in Austin, Texas. A total of 1,272 dung beetles representing sixteen species were found between September 1999 and January 2004. Locations where beetles were collected or observed ranged from approximately 25 km east to 12 km west, and 12.3 km south to 10.95 km north of the State Capitol building. Identifications were made using keys published by Howden and Cartwright (1963), Woodruff (1973), Gordon (1983), and Ratcliffe (1991).

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 5 October, 2024 - 4:26pm

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