Onthophagus gazella
| Onthophagus gazella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onthophagus |
| Species: | O. gazella |
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Onthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787 |
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Scarabaeus gazella Fabricius, 1787
Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787)
Onthophagus gazella (common names: gazella scarab, brown dung beetle) is a species of scarab beetle. It belongs to the subgenus Digitonthophagus, which may also be treated as a genus. There has been some confusion regarding the application of the name.
Its native distribution is Afro-Asian. It has been introduced to many other parts of the world in order to help remove cattle dung from pastures, with some introductions leading to naturalized populations.
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