Digitonthophagus
Genus of scarab beetles
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Digitonthophagus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2] It was considered a subgenus of Onthophagus by some authorities.[3] A review of the taxon was published in 2017.[4]
| Digitonthophagus | |
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| Digitonthophagus gazella, Gazella Dung Beetle, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Onthophagini |
| Genus: | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959 |
Species
These 16 species belong to the genus Digitonthophagus:[5][6]
- Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus bonasus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Digitonthophagus catta (Fabricius, 1787)
- Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787)
- Digitonthophagus lusinganus (Orbigny, 1905)
- Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
- Digitonthophagus uks Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus ulcerosus Génier, 2017
- Digitonthophagus viridicollis Génier, 2017
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