Onthophagus spinifex

Onthophagus spinifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. spinifex
Binomial name
	Onthophagus spinifex; (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus spinifexFabricius, 1781 ; Onthophagus bifossusD'Orbigny, 1902 ; Onthophagus reflexicornisRedtenbacher, 1867 ; Scarabaeus aeneusFabricius, 1781 ; Scarabaeus spiniferOlivier, 1789 ;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Onthophagus spinifex, is a species of dung beetle found in India,^[1] Sri Lanka,^[2] Bangladesh and China.^[3]

References

↑ "Two New Records of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
↑ "Onthophagus spinifex (Fabricius, 1781)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

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[india-1] "Two New Records of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

[2] "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

[3] "Onthophagus spinifex (Fabricius, 1781)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

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