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Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783) (a dung beetle)

Suggested Literature

Onthophagus coenobita 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 coenobita is associated with:

Photos larva Mammalia - mammals larva feeds on dead buried corpse Jessop, L., 1986
Photos larva Mammalia - mammals larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986
Photos larva Agaricus - true mushrooms (Agaricales: Agaricaceae) larva feeds on fruitbody Jessop, L., 1986

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

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Onthophagus coenobita:

Onthophagus coenobita 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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