Onthophagus polyphemi, known generally as the gopher tortoise onthophagus beetle or onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]

Onthophagus polyphemi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. polyphemi
Binomial name
Onthophagus polyphemi
Hubbard, 1894

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus polyphemi:

  • Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
  • Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Cartwright, 1963

References

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  1. ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

Further reading

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  • 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.