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Digitonthophagus

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Digitonthophagus
Digitonthophagus gazella, Gazella Dung Beetle, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Onthophagini
Genus: Digitonthophagus
Balthasar, 1959
Digitonthophagus gazella, Gazella Dung Beetle, Texas

Digitonthophagus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2] It was considered a subgenus of Onthophagus by some authorities.[3] A review of the taxon was published in 2017.[4]

Species

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These 16 species belong to the genus Digitonthophagus:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) Balthasar, 1959". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Digitonthophagus - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. ^ Philips, T. Keith (11 April 2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys (579): 9–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200.
  4. ^ Génier, F.; Moretto, P. (31 March 2017). "Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959: taxonomy, systematics, and morphological phylogeny of the genus revealing an African species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)". Zootaxa. 4248 (1): 1–110. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4248.1.1. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959". Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ^ "GBIF, Digitonthophagus". Retrieved 2024-12-27.
Onthophagus bonasus, Nepal
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