Tunneling-dung-beetle
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Onthophagus brevifrons
Onthophagus brevifrons is a dung beetle species in the family 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 genus Onthophagus, it is a tunneling dung beetle that buries dung for larval development. The specific epithet "brevifrons" refers to the short frontal region of the head.
Onthophagus cochisus
Onthophagus cochisus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, described by Brown in 1927. It belongs to the genus Onthophagus, a large and diverse group of tunneler dung beetles found worldwide. The species is known from limited distribution records in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Onthophagus knausi
Onthophagus knausi is a dung beetle species in the family Scarabaeidae, first described by Brown in 1927. It belongs to the large genus Onthophagus, which contains numerous species known for their role in dung decomposition and distinctive male horn polymorphisms. The species is recorded from the central United States, with distribution records from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas.
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus
Onthophagus pennsylvanicus is a dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, first described by Harold in 1871. It belongs to a genus known for tunneling behavior and brood ball construction. The species occurs in North America, with records from the United States and Canada.
Onthophagus subtropicus
Onthophagus subtropicus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, first described by Howden and Cartwright in 1963. It belongs to the large genus Onthophagus, which contains over 2,000 species of tunneling dung beetles distributed worldwide. The species name suggests an association with subtropical regions. Like other members of its genus, it is presumed to feed on mammal dung and to exhibit sexual dimorphism with horned males, though specific studies on this species are limited.