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Onthophagus similis (Scriba, 1790) (a dung beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Onthophagus similis Imago 4 May 1998 Berks England 2

Suggested Literature

Onthophagus similis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEOIDEA
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Onthophagus similis is associated with:

Photos larva Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [on chalky or sandy soil]
Photos larva Equus caballus - Horse (Perissodactyla: Equidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [on chalky or sandy soil]

There may be more taxa associated with Onthophagus similis listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Onthophagus similis:

Onthophagus similis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)

References

Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

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