Onthophagus brevifrons

Horn, 1881

Onthophagus brevifrons is a dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae, first described by George Henry Horn in 1881. The species is distributed across parts of the southern United States and northern Mexico, occurring in Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Durango, and San Luis Potosí. Like other members of the Onthophagus, it is a tunneling dung beetle that buries for larval development. The specific epithet "brevifrons" refers to the short frontal region of the .

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Onthophagus brevifrons: //ɒnˈθɒfəɡəs ˈbrɛvɪfrɒnz//

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Distribution

Nearctic: United States (Arizona, Kansas, Texas); Neotropical: Mexico (Durango, San Luis Potosí).

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Taxonomic Authorship Discrepancy

There is a discrepancy in authorship records for this . GBIF lists the authority as Horn, 1881, while Catalogue of Life lists Orbigny, 1908 as a synonym. The accepted name follows Horn, 1881.

Genus Characteristics

Members of the Onthophagus are tunneling dung beetles, characterized by males often possessing cephalic or thoracic horns used in combat, and females constructing balls from for larval development.