Digitonthophagus

Digitonthophagus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2] It was considered a subgenus of Onthophagus by some authorities.[3] A review of the taxon was published in 2017.[4]

Digitonthophagus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Scarabeiformia
Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
Tribe:
Onthophagini
Genus:
Digitonthophagus

References
  1. "Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus) Balthasar, 1959". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. "Digitonthophagus - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. Philips, T. Keith (11 April 2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys. 579: 9–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. Génier, F.; Moretto, P. (31 March 2017). "Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959: taxonomy, systematics, and morphological phylogeny of the genus revealing an African species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)". Zootaxa. 4248 (1): 1–110. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4248.1.1. Retrieved 5 May 2017.


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