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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onthophagus |
| Species: | O. polyphemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Onthophagus polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus polyphemi:
- Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
- Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Cartwright, 1963
References
edit- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Onthophagus polyphemi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading
edit- 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.