Onthophagus alluvius

Onthophagus alluvius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. alluvius
Binomial name
Onthophagus alluvius Howden & Cartwright, 1963

Onthophagus alluvius is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is native to the southern United States, including Texas.[4] It has been observed using dog dung.[5]

References

1. "Onthophagus alluvius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Onthophagus alluvius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Onthophagus alluvius species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Howden, H. F.; Scholtz, C. H. (1986). "Changes in a Texas Dung Beetle Community between 1975 and 1985 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 40 (4): 313–316. ISSN 0010-065X.
5. Wallace, Margaret G.; Richardson, R. H. (2005). "Observations of Urban Dung Beetles Utilizing Dog Feces (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 59 (3): 400–401. ISSN 0010-065X.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.