Earth-boring-dung-beetle
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Odonteus
Odonteus is a genus of earth-boring dung beetles in the family Bolboceratidae, comprising approximately 60 described species distributed across multiple continents. The genus was established by Samouelle in 1819, predating the synonym Bolboceras by one month; this priority was formally recognized by ICZN Opinion 2138 in 2006. Species in this genus exhibit considerable morphological diversity, particularly in horn development and body sculpturing. The type species is Odonteus armiger (Scopoli, 1772).