Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Order:
Coleoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
()
- Emery, 1886
- a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
- Infraorder:
Scarabaeiformia
()
- Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Family:
Scarabaeidae
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
()
- Tribe:
Onthophagini
()
- Genus:
Onthophagus
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Specific name:
fracticornis
- Preyssler, 1790
- Scientific name: - Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
- Specific name:
fracticornis
- Preyssler, 1790
- Genus:
Onthophagus
(
- Tribe:
Onthophagini
(
- Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
(
- Family:
Scarabaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Scarabaeiformia
(
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
(
- Order:
Coleoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Onthophagus anonymus Delabie • Onthophagus flavescens Seabra • Onthophagus herbsti Brahm • Onthophagus irroratus Faldermann • Onthophagus marginatus Mulsant • Onthophagus nasutus Mulsant • Onthophagus pauperatus Mulsant • Onthophagus semiflavus Reitter • Onthophagus sublaminatus Mulsant • Onthophagus subrecticornis Mulsant • Onthophagus tricuspidus Mulsant • Onthophagus verticicornis ab. maculatus Cleu • Onthophagus virescens Seabra • Scarabaeus assimilis Hoppe • Scarabaeus fracticornis Preyssler
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Subgenus
: Palaeonthophagus.
Last scrutiny: Dec-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Onthophagus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. gazella (Gazelle Scarab) · O. hecate (Scooped Scarab) · O. polyphemi (Onthophagus Tortoise Commensal Scarab Beetle)
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Further Reading
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- Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsinki: Societas, 1875-1980. url p. 66.
- Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, url p. 121, p. 121, p. 52.
- Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais. Lisboa, Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais, 1908- url p. 86.
- Insect life, by C. A. Ealand, M. A., with 74 full-page illustrations, 24 being from photographs by the author and 50 in colour from nature. 1921 London, A. & C. Black, ltd., 1921. url p. 335, plate LIII.
- Proceedings and transactions of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London: The Society. url p. 84, p. 90.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 269.
- Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1841- url p. 539.
- The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url p. 219, p. 231, p. 47, p. 87, p. 88.
- The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , p. 221, p. 289, p. 290.
- The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url .
- The Hope reports. Oxford: Printed for private circulation, 1897-1958. url p. 78.
- The Irish naturalist. Dublin: Eason & Son, Ltd., 1892- url p. 303.
- The Naturalist. 1893 [Doncaster: Yorkshire Naturalists' Union], 1874- url p. 312.
- The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster. Edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill. London[Constable]1906-1914 url p. 121.
- The comparative anatomy of the male genital tube in Coleoptera / by David Sharp and Frederick A. G. Muir. College Park, Md.: Entomological Society of America, 1912. url p. 583.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3301384
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Scr-18-.02-.05-.00-.004-.022-.015-.-
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14337665
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2035696
Footnotes
- Mean = 597.440 meters (1,960.105 feet), Standard Deviation = 459.070 based on 590 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
