Onthophagus Latreille, 1802

Cheung, Kahong, Bai, Ming, Leung, Manhin, Lee, Yingming, Chan, Kinfung & Yang, Xingke, 2018, Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Hong Kong, Zoological Systematics 43 (3), pp. 233-267 : 247-248

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https://doi.org/ 10.11865/zs.201830

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13772671

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/523A87E1-654C-656F-D089-FA7AFA1AFD4C

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scientific name

Onthophagus Latreille, 1802
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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

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Loc

Onthophagus Latreille, 1802

Cheung, Kahong, Bai, Ming, Leung, Manhin, Lee, Yingming, Chan, Kinfung & Yang, Xingke 2018
2018
Loc

Onthoellus

Balthasar 1959
1959
Loc

Tauronthophagus

Shipp 1895
1895
Loc

Gonocyphus

Lansberge 1885
1885
Loc

Onthophagus mniszechi

Harold 1869
1869
Loc

Monapus

Erichson 1847
1847
Loc

Psilax

Erichson 1847
1847
Loc

Chalcoderus

Erichson 1847
1847
Loc

Onthophagus pronus

Erichson 1842
1842
Loc

Onthophagus

Latreille 1802
1802
Loc

Scarabaeus taurus

Schreber 1759
1759
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