Onthophagus taurus (Schreber)

Gasca-Álvarez, Héctor Jaime, Deloya, Cuauhtémoc & Reyes-Castillo, Pedro, 2017, Teratological Cases in Five Species of Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini), with a Compilation of Teratologies in Scarabaeoidea, The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2), pp. 329-338 : 336

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.329
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5458217
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scientific name	Onthophagus taurus (Schreber)
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Onthophagus taurus (Schreber) View in CoL

Teratology. Histerotely; abnormal development of the adult pronotum, retention of the prothoracic horn typical of the pupa.

Reference. Balazuc (1948).

References

Balazuc, J. 1948. La teratologie des Coleopteres et experiences de transplantation sur Tenebrio molitor L. Memoires du Museum national d' Histoire Naturelle (N. S.) 25: 1 - 293.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Onthophagus

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