Biology:Onthophagus depressus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Onthophagus depressus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. depressus
Binomial name
Onthophagus depressus
Harold, 1871
Synonyms[2]
  • Onthophagus carteri Blackburn, 1904

Onthophagus depressus, the flat African dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[2][3][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Onthophagus depressus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2013.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

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