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Colobonthophagus

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Colobonthophagus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Onthophagini
Genus: Onthophagus
Subgenus: Colobonthophagus
Balthasar, 1935

Colobonthophagus is a subgenus of scarab beetles in the genus Onthophagus of the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Colobonthophagus. They are found in the Palaearctic and Indomalaya.[1][2]

Species

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These 31 species belong to the subgenus Colobonthophagus:

References

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  1. ^ "Colobonthophagus Balthasar, 1935". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Philips, T K (2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys (579): 9–57. Bibcode:2016ZooK..579....9P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200.