Ontherus Erichson, 1847

Carvalho, Edrielly C., Maldaner, Maria Eduarda, Costa-Silva, Vinicius, Sehn, Heivanice, Franquini, Carol, Campos, Vinicius O., Seba, Vinicius P., Maia, Lais F., Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. & Franca, Filipe Machado, 2023, Dung beetles from two sustainable-use protected forests in the Brazilian Amazon, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 96101-96101 : 96101

Ontherus Erichson, 1847

Notes

Occurring from Argentina to Mexico, this genus has approximately 60 species ( Génier 1996, Génier 1998). Although most species are considered coprophagous or saprophagous, some complex associations with ants have been previously recorded ( Génier 1996). For the identification of the species, the following works were mainly used: Génier (1996). One species was found in the Tapajós region: Ontherus carinifrons Luederwaldt, 1930 (Fig. 4 O). This species belongs to a group called Ontherus appendiculatus , which is widely distributed in South America ( Génier 1996). Species from this group are usually collected in human or cattle dung, also using flight or light traps in sandy habitats ( Génier 1996).

Figures

Figure 4. Dorsal habitus of dung beetle species collected in the Tapajos National Forest and / or Carajas National Forest. A Eurysternus caribaeus (Herbst, 1789); B Eurysternus cavatus Genier, 2009; C Eurysternus cayennensis Castelnau, 1840; D Eurysternus cyclops Genier, 2009; E Eurysternus fallaciosus Genier, 2009; F Eurysternus foedus Guerin-Meneville, 1844; G Eurysternus hamaticollis Balthasar, 1939; H Eurysternus hypocrita Balthasar, 1939; I Eurysternus plebejus Harold, 1880; J Eurysternus wittmerorum Martinez, 1988; L Hansreia oxygona (Perty, 1830); M Isocopris imitator (Felsche, 1901); N Isocopris nitidus (Luederwaldt, 1922); O Ontherus carinifrons Luederwaldt, 1930; P Onthophagus digitifer Boucomont, 1932; Q Onthophagus onthochromus Arrow, 1913. Scale bar: 1 mm.