Oniticellini are a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

scarab beetles 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 sub ...

, in the true

dung beetle Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as ''rollers'', roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or breeding cha ...

subfamily (

Scarabaeinae The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits a ...

). Nearly all species of this tribe feed on and nest in dung, mainly that of large herbivores. Most are tunnelers; dung is buried at the ends of tunnels dug below a dropping, and used as food by both adults and larvae; others, known as dwellers (including ''

Oniticellus ''Oniticellus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetle ...

'' and '' Tragiscus'') make brood cavities within or just beneath the dung.

Taxonomy

The Oniticellini have been divided into three subtribes: Drepanocerina, Helictopleurina and Oniticellina, but this arrangement is still under review. The following genera have been placed in the Oniticellini: *'' Afrodrepanus'' *''

Anoplodrepanus ''Anoplodrepanus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfami ...

'' *'' Attavicinus'' *'' Clypeodrepanus'' *''

Cyptochirus ''Cyptochirus'' is a genus of 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 s ...

'' *'' Drepanellus'' *''

Drepanocerus ''Drepanocerus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily ...

'' *''

Drepanoplatynus ''Drepanoplatynus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfam ...

'' *'' Eodrepanus'' *'' Epidrepanus'' *''

Euoniticellus ''Euoniticellus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetl ...

'' *''

Eurysternus ''Eurysternus'' is a genus of Scarabaeinae or dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. It is normally placed in the Oniticellini, although some authors consider it the single genus in the tribe Eurysternini (e.g.). It is restricted to the Neotrop ...

'' *'' Helictopleurus'' *'' Heterosyphus'' *'' Ixodina'' *'' Latodrepanus'' *''

Liatongus ''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with littl ...

'' *'' Nitiocellus'' *''

'' *'' Paraixodina'' *'' Paroniticellus'' *'' Scaptocnemis'' *'' Sinodrepanus'' *'' Sulcodrepanus'' *''

Tibiodrepanus ''Tibiodrepanus'' is a genus of dung beetles comprising seven species distributed in Oriental and Palaearctic countries. Species * ''Tibiodrepanus hircus'' (Wiedemann, 1823) * ''Tibiodrepanus kazirangensis'' (Biswas, 1980) * ''Tibiodrepanus set ...

'' *'' Tiniocellus'' *'' Tragiscus'' *'' Yvescambefortius''

References

* * Scarabaeinae Beetle tribes {{Scarabaeinae-stub