3.2.29 Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) proletarius Harold, 1875
Onthophagus proletarius Harold, 1875, Col. Hefte, 13: 89 (MNHN).
Onthophagus mendicus Gillet, 1924, Ann. Soc. Sc. Brux., 44: 67 (ISNB).
Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) proletarius: Kabakov & Shokhin, 2014, Cau. Ent. Bull., 10(1): 50.
Material examined. [AFCD] China, Hong Kong, Pui O, 2♂ 1♀, 2010.VII.20, coll. C.H. Shih ; Fung Yuen, 7♂ 9♀, 2014. XI.5, coll. K.H. Cheung ; Mui Tsz Lam, 9♂ 6♀, 2015.VIII.18, coll. M.H. Leung ; Shing Mun, 1♀, 2015.VIII.25, coll. M.H. Leung ; Lam Tsuen, 1♂, 2017.VIII.22, coll. M.H. Leung.
[ISNB] China, Formosa, Taihorin, 1♂, 1911.VII, coll. H. Sauter (Lectotype of Onthophagus mendicus, Design. MAS. et. al., 2005); China, Formosa, Taihorin, 2♀, 1911.VII, coll. H. Sauter (Paralectotype of Onthophagus mendicus, Design. MAS. et. al., 2005) ;
[ BMNH] China, Hong Kong, 2♀; Singapore, 1♂ 2♀, 1915.IX.19, coll. Dr. M. Cameron; Tonkin, 1♀; Ceylon, Dikoya, 3500–4200ft., 1♂, 1881.XII.6 – 1882.I.16, coll. G. Lewis.
[ MNHN] Ex-Musaeo, E. Harold, 1♂ (Lectotype, Design. Zunino, 1976); Ex-Musaeo, E. Harold, 2♀ (Paralectotype, Design. Zunino, 1976) .
[ NMPC] China, Formosa, Taihorin, 1♂, 1911, coll. H. Sauter.
[ ZIN] Laos, Thakhek, Boneng, 1♂, 200 m, 1984.X.27, coll. Kabakov.
Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Laos, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.