Furconthophagus

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Furconthophagus
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Onthophagus furcatus
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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:

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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. Bibcode:2016ZooK..579....9P. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.579.6183 . PMC   4829968 . PMID   27110200.