Amphionthophagus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Onthophagini
Genus: Onthophagus
Subgenus: Amphionthophagus
Martín-Piera & Zunino, 1983

Amphionthophagus is a subgenus of scarab beetles in the genus Onthophagus of the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least three described species in Amphionthophagus. They are found in the Palearctic.[1][2]

Species

These three species belong to the subgenus Amphionthophagus:

  • Onthophagus falzonii Goidanich, 1926
  • Onthophagus melitaeus (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Onthophagus numidicus Orbigny, 1908

References

  1. "Amphionthophagus Martín-Piera & Zunino, 1983". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. Philips, T K (2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys. 579. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968.


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