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Species Onthophagus subaeneus

Onthophagus subaeneus (Palisot de Beauvois) - Onthophagus subaeneus

Onthophagus subaeneus?? - Onthophagus subaeneus

Onthophagus subaeneus (P de B) - Onthophagus subaeneus

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 Onthophagus

Species subaeneus (Onthophagus subaeneus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Onthophagus cribricollis Horn 1881 (Holotype)

Explanation of Names

Onthophagus subaeneus (Palisot de Beauvois 1811)

Size

3.5‒5.1 mm(1)

Range

e.US (PA‒FL to NE‒TX)(2)

Works Cited

1.	The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.

2.	Catalogue of Life

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 6 March, 2014 - 9:56am
Additional contributions by nebbeetle, v belov
Last updated 14 May, 2024 - 6:10pm

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