Onthophagus similis

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 15 meters (49 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Order: Coleoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Polyphaga () - Emery, 1886 - a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
        Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia ()
        Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea () - Latreille, 1802
        Family: Scarabaeidae ()
        Subfamily: Scarabaeinae ()
        Genus: Onthophagus () - Latreille, 1802
        Specific name: similis - Scriba, 1790
        Scientific name: - Onthophagus similis Scriba, 1790

Unambiguous Synonyms

Copris similis Scriba, 1790
Onthophagus fracticornis Delabie, 1956
Onthophagus opacicollis Pierotti, 1959

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Schoolmeesters P., 09-Jan-2006.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Onthophagus

There are approximately 2291 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

O. abacus · O. abas · O. abeillei · O. abreui · O. abruptus · O. absyrtus · O. abyssinicus · O. academus · O. accedens · O. acerus · O. aciculatulus · O. aciculatus · O. acrisius · O. acticollis · O. acuminatus · O. acuticollis · O. acuticornis · O. acutus · O. adelaidae · O. adelphus · O. admetus · O. adornatus · O. adspersus · O. aegrotus · O. aemulus · O. aeneobrunneus · O. aeneoniger · O. aeneopiceus · O. aenescens · O. aequatus · O. aequepubens · O. aerarius · O. aereidorsis · O. aeremicans · O. aereomaculatus · O. aereopictus · O. aereopictus rubropictus · O. aerestriatus · O. aeruginosus · O. aerumnosus · O. aesopus · O. aethiopicus · O. affinis · O. afghanus · O. africanus · O. agaricophilus · O. agilis · O. agnus · O. ahenicollis · O. ahenomicans · O. akinini · O. albarracinus · O. albicapillus · O. albicomus · O. albicornis · O. albipennis · O. albipodex · O. alcedo · O. alcyon · O. alcyonides · O. aleppensis · O. alienus · O. alluaudi · O. alluvius · O. aloysiellus · O. alquirta · O. alternans · O. altidorsis · O. altilamina · O. alutaceus · O. amamiensis · O. ambiguus · O. amblychromatus · O. amicus · O. amieti · O. amirus · O. amoenus · O. amphicoma · O. amphinasus · O. amphioxus · O. amplexus · O. amplicornis · O. amplipennis · O. amyntas · O. amyntus · O. anamalaiensis · O. anatolicus · O. anchommatus · O. andalusicus · O. andersoni · O. andonarensis · O. andrewesi · O. androgynus · O. angolensis · O. angorensis · O. anguicorius · O. angularis · O. angulatus · O. anguliceps · O. angulicornis

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 28, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
World Scarabaeidae Database 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
European Environment Agency: EUNIS
Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests: Coleoptera of Białowieża Forest
Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests: Coleoptera of Piska Forest
GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
SysTax
SysTax: Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2935642
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14334363
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2035698

Footnotes

Standard Deviation = 80.300 based on 34 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]