Onthophagus polyphemi

Onthophagus polyphemi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. polyphemi
Binomial name
Onthophagus polyphemi Hubbard, 1894

Onthophagus polyphemi, known generally as the gopher tortoise onthophagus beetle or onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus polyphemi:

• Onthophagus polyphemi polyphemi Hubbard, 1894
• Onthophagus polyphemi sparsisetosus Howden & Cartwright, 1963

References

1. "Onthophagus polyphemi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
2. "Onthophagus polyphemi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
3. "Onthophagus polyphemi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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.