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Eremonthophagus
Eremonthophagus is a subgenus of scarab beetles in the genus ''Onthophagus'' of the family Scarabaeidae. There are about seven described species in Eremonthophagus. They are found mainly in Africa and Asia. Species These seven species belong to the subgenus Eremonthophagus: * ''Onthophagus abeillei'' Orbigny, 1897 * ''Onthophagus heydeni'' Harold, 1875 * ''Onthophagus infuscatus'' Klug, 1845 * ''Onthophagus oberthueri'' Orbigny, 1898 * ''Onthophagus semicinctus'' Orbigny, 1897 * ''Onthophagus sticticus'' Harold, 1867 * ''Onthophagus transcaspicus'' Koenig, 1889 References Scarabaeinae {{scarabaeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
