Onthophagus polyphemi
Appearance
Onthophagus polyphemi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Onthophagus |
Species: | O. polyphemi
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Binomial name | |
Onthophagus polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
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Onthophagus polyphemi, known generally as the gopher tortoise onthophagus beetle or onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus polyphemi:
- Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
- Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Cartwright, 1963
References
[edit]- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.