Onthophagus orpheus
| Onthophagus orpheus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onthophagus |
| Species: | O. orpheus
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| Binomial name | |
| Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer, 1794)
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Onthophagus orpheus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found primarily in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. [4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus orpheus:
- Onthophagus orpheus canadensis (Fabricius, 1801)
- Onthophagus orpheus orpheus (Panzer, 1794)
- Onthophagus orpheus pseudorpheus HOWDEN & CARTWRIGHT, 1963
References
- ^ "Onthophagus orpheus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Onthophagus orpheus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Onthophagus orpheus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Species Redescriptions and New Species of the Onthophagus mexicanus Species Group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with Notes on Distribution and Rodent-dung Beetle Associations". Zoological Studies. 無 (60). doi:10.6620/ZS.2021.60-30.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.