Onthophagus Latreille, 1802
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https://doi.org/ 10.11865/zs.201830 |
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Genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 View in CoL
Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 View in CoL , Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins., 3: 141 (Type species: Scarabaeus taurus Schreber, 1759 View in CoL ).
Monapus Erichson, 1847 , Naturg. Ins. Deutschl. Col., 3: 763 nota (Type species: Onthophagus mniszechi Harold, 1869 View in CoL ).
Psilax Erichson, 1847 , Naturg. Ins. Deutschl. Col., 3: 763 nota (Type species: Onthophagus pronus Erichson, 1842 View in CoL ).
Chalcoderus Erichson, 1847 , Naturg. Ins. Deutschl., 3: 763 nota.
Gonocyphus Lansberge, 1885 , Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 22: 382.
Tauronthophagus Shipp, 1895 View in CoL , Entom., 28: 179.
Onthoellus Balthasar, 1959 , Sbornik Ent. Odd. Nár. Mus. Praze, 33: 466.
Key to subgenera of Onthophagus View in CoL from Hong Kong.
1 Antennal scape markedly serrated on the outer margin; protibia not stongly extended and curved in male .......................................... ..................................................................................................................................... Onthophagus (Serrophorus) Balthasar, 1963 Antennal View in CoL scape smooth or weakly serrated on the outer margin; if serrated, protibia strongly extended and curved in male..............2
2 The base of male pronotum with lobe-like backward projection and convex, the convex with parallel lateral ridges, or with horns at the front, or with triangular or polygonal disc............................................... Onthophagus (Paraphanaeomorphus) Balthasar, 1959 The View in CoL base of male pronotum without lobe-like backward projection and not convex, without ridge, without horn at the front, without triangular or polygonal disc ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3 Black or dark brown, sometimes metallic; elytra with knobs at the base; pygidium marginated at the base; male pronotum complex with base marginated, front margin of protibia straight, spurs of protibia strongly broaden and oblique; female head with two ridges, front ridge fine and long; body length of 7–14 mm ............................................ Onthophagus (Colobonthophagus) Balthasar, 1963 The View in CoL above characteristics not present or not present at the same time ................................................................................................. 4
4 Male pronotum with two or more knobs in the central disc, with one longitudinal groove between the knobs; female pronotum simple; dark brown from dorsal view, or elytra in yellow sometimes with black spots; body length of 5–10 mm ............................................. ............................................................................................................................ Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) Balthasar, 1963 View in CoL Male pronotum without two or more knobs in the central disc; female pronotum not simple, usually with horn(s) near the front ..... 5
5 The first segment of antennal club greatly developed and cup-like; male clypeus with tooth or T-shape projection on the front margin; head without horn; pygidial base marginated; black from dorsal view, or just head and pronotum with metallic sheen ....................... ................................................................................................................................. Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) Paulian, 1932 The first segment of antennal club not greatly developed and not cup-like; the rest of the above characteristics not present or not present at the same time .......................................................................................................................................................................6
6 Pronotum with projection near the front disc ........................................................... Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) Zunino, 1979 Pronotum View in CoL without projection or with more than one projection near the front disc .............................................................................7
7 Prontum with one concave near front disc ................................................................................. Onthophagus View in CoL (s. str.) Latreille, 1802 Prontum without concave near front disc....................................................................... Onthophagus (Matashia) Matsumura, 1938 View in CoL
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Onthophagus Latreille, 1802
Cheung, Kahong, Bai, Ming, Leung, Manhin, Lee, Yingming, Chan, Kinfung & Yang, Xingke 2018 |
Onthoellus
Balthasar 1959 |
Tauronthophagus
Shipp 1895 |
Gonocyphus
Lansberge 1885 |
Onthophagus mniszechi
Harold 1869 |
Monapus
Erichson 1847 |
Psilax
Erichson 1847 |
Chalcoderus
Erichson 1847 |
Onthophagus pronus
Erichson 1842 |
Onthophagus
Latreille 1802 |
Scarabaeus taurus
Schreber 1759 |