Onthophagus Latreille, 1802

Carvalho, Edrielly C., Maldaner, Maria Eduarda, Costa-Silva, Vinicius, Sehn, Heivanice, Franquini, Carol, Campos, Vinicius O., Seba, Vinicius P., Maia, Lais F., Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. & Franca, Filipe Machado, 2023, Dung beetles from two sustainable-use protected forests in the Brazilian Amazon, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 96101-96101 : 96101

Onthophagus Latreille, 1802

Notes

Considered a megadiverse and cosmopolitan genus with approximately 2,000 described species ( Tarasov and Kabakov 2010). Some species have been recently revised ( Rossini et al. 2018a, Rossini et al. 2018b), while others are under current revision. The species mentioned here have been recorded mainly in primary and secondary forests, through the use of both flight interception traps and pitfalls baited with dung or carrion ( Korasaki et al. 2012). For the identification of the species, the following works were mainly used: Rossini et al. (2018a), Rossini et al. (2018b). Four species were identified in our study: Onthophagus digitifer Boucomont, 1932, O. gp. Onthophagus rubrescens , O. onthochromus Arrow, 1913 and O. osculatii Guérin-Méneville, 1855 (Fig. 5 A).

Figures

Figure 5. Dorsal habitus of dung beetle species collected in the Tapajos National Forest and / or Carajas National Forest. A Onthophagus osculatii Guerin-Meneville, 1855; B Oxysternon macleayi Nevison, 1892; C Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840; D Sulcophanaeus faunus (Fabricius, 1775); E Silvycanthon candezei (Harold, 1869); F Sylvicanthon proseni (Martinez, 1949). Scale bar: 1 mm.