Biology:Eremonthophagus

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Short description: Subgenus of beetles

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

Eremonthophagus is a subgenus of scarab beetles in the genus Onthophagus of the family Scarabaeidae. There are about seven described species in Eremonthophagus. They are found mainly in Africa and Asia.[1]

Species

These seven species belong to the subgenus Eremonthophagus:

  • Onthophagus abeillei Orbigny, 1897
  • Onthophagus heydeni Harold, 1875
  • Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845
  • Onthophagus oberthueri Orbigny, 1898
  • Onthophagus semicinctus Orbigny, 1897
  • Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
  • Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1889

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5385552 entry