Onthophagus batesi

Harold, 1867

Onthophagus batesi is a dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae, distributed across Central America, Mexico, and parts of the southern United States. The species belongs to a renowned for male horn and complex dynamics. Like other Onthophagus species, it is associated with mammal for feeding and breeding. It was described by Harold in 1867 and has also been classified under the genus Phalops.

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How to pronounce Onthophagus batesi: /ɒnˈθɒfəɡəs ˈbeɪtsi/

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Distribution

Recorded from Central America ( Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatán), Colombia (Vaupés), Martinique, and the United States (Texas). The spans both Neotropical and Nearctic realms.

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Taxonomic Note

The authority is cited as both Harold (1867) and Howden & Cartwright (1963) in different sources, reflecting historical taxonomic revisions. The Catalogue of Life lists it as a synonym of Phalops batesi, though GBIF and other sources maintain it in Onthophagus.

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