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]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Onthophagus alluvius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Onthophagus alluvius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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

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  • 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.