Onthophagus
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Onthophagus is a genus of Scarabaeidae
or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea
. It includes around 2000 species, distributed globally.
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite...
or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Scarabaeoidea
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year...
. It includes around 2000 species, distributed globally.