Species Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
- Onthophagus atrox Harold, E. von 1867. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Gattung Onthophagus. Coleopterologische Hefte 2: 23-59 [27].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, Rockhampton, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 8 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Matthews, E.G. 1972. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. I. Tribe Onthophagini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 9: 1-330 [66].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, nocturnal, terrestrial, volant, woodland.
Larva: coprophagous.
Extra Ecological Information
In open pastures.
General References
Balthasar, V. 1969. Neue Onthophagus-Arten von Neu-Guinea und den benachbarten Inseln. (125. Beiträg zur Kenntnis der Scarabaeoidea, Col.). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 38: 361-408 (extralimital distribution)
Costa, M. & Allsopp, P.G. 1981. Gamasine mites associated with Australian scarabaeid beetles. II. The genus Cosmetolaelaps Womersley, symbionts of Onthophagus Latreille. Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 269-287 (mite symbionts)
Wallace, M.M.H. & Tyndale-Biscoe, M. 1983. Attempts to measure the influence of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on the field mortality of the bush fly Musca vetustissima Walker (Diptera: Muscidae) in south-eastern Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 73: 33-44 (biology)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |