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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Species Onthophagus pennsylvanicus

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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 Onthophagus
Species pennsylvanicus (Onthophagus pennsylvanicus)
Explanation of Names
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus Harold 1871
Identification
Sexual dimorphism not pronounced [males without obvious horns or protuberances].

Det. E. G. Riley, 2009
Range
TX-FL-NY-WY (1); SD to NH, CO to TX (2) - Map (3), mostly Great Plains
See Also
Most similar to O. oklahomensis Brown
Works Cited
1. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
2.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)