Livestock-grazing

Guides

• Onthophagus durangoensis

  Onthophagus durangoensis is a dung beetle species in the family Scarabaeidae, native to mountainous regions of Mexico and extending into the southwestern United States. It inhabits montane forests and has been documented in states across central and western Mexico, as well as in Arizona and New Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with mammal dung and plays a role in nutrient cycling in its ecosystems. The species was described by Balthasar in 1939 and is considered valid and accepted in current taxonomy.

  dung-beetleScarabaeidaeOnthophagusMexicomontane-forestnutrient-cyclinglivestock-grazingdisturbed-habitatdecomposerNearcticNeotropical

• Onthophagus mextexus

  Onthophagus mextexus is a dung beetle species in the family Scarabaeidae, described by Howden and Cartwright in 1970. The species occurs in montane regions of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, USA. As a member of the genus Onthophagus, it is presumed to be a tunneler dung beetle that buries dung for larval development, though specific natural history details remain undocumented. The species was described from specimens collected in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz.

  dung-beetleScarabaeidaeOnthophagusMexicoTexasmontaneSierra-Madre-Orientallivestock-grazingdisturbed-habitat1970-descriptionHowdenCartwright