Furconthophagus

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Furconthophagus
Onthophagus furcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Onthophagini
Genus: Onthophagus
Subgenus: Furconthophagus
Zunino, 1979

Furconthophagus is a subgenus of scarab beetles in the genus Onthophagus of the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Furconthophagus. They are found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Europe.[1][2]

Species

These 29 species belong to the subgenus Furconthophagus:

References

  1. ^ "Furconthophagus Zunino, 1979". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Philips, T K (2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys (579): 9–57.
    PMID 27110200
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