Onthophagus is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae.[4] It is the most species-rich and widespread genus in the subfamily Scarabaeinae (the 'true' dung beetles), with a global distribution.
| Onthophagus | |
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| Onthophagus nuchicornis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Onthophagini |
| Genus: | Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 [1][2] |
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The Genus name derives from the Greek onthos, meaning dung, and phagos, meaning eater.[5]
This genus includes around 30 subgenera and over 2,200 species.[1][6] Some of the former subgenera of Onthophagus (including Proagoderus, Diastellopalpus, Digitonthophagus, and Euonthophagus) are now widely recognized as genera.[7]
These subgenera are in accordance with the Catalog of Life and the World Scarabaeidae Database (2023).[6]
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