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Onitis subopacus is a species of dung beetle found in Austro-Oriental, Oriental, ... Adults are often found in cow dung and buffalo dung. [3] References
P. vindex adults are hard-bodied beetles which range from approximately 11-22 millimeters (0.4-0.9 inches) in length. They are relatively bulky and oblong. These beetles are sexually dimorphic; the males can be identified by their iridescent elytra and a large horn on their heads while females have slightly less vibrant shells and lack horns.
Scarabaeus gangeticus, is a species of dung beetle found in many Indo-African countries including; India, [1] Sri Lanka, [2] Pakistan, [3] Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Both adult and young of Phanaeus are generally coprophagous, feeding primarily on dung from a wide range of mammals, but they tend to prefer wet, as opposed to dry, dung. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] A pair of Phanaeus will tunnel in the soil below the dung to make nests where some of the dung is placed and the eggs are laid (each egg having its own, typically ...
Adult beetles preferentially colonise older cattle dung, [7] moving between several dung pats as adults. [9] Eggs are laid singly beneath the dung crust [10] and in the underlying soil. [11] Adult beetles typically occur at low densities in mated pairs, [12] and mate-finding and anti-aggregation are thought to be mediated by pheromones. [13]
Euoniticellus intermedius (also known as the Northern Sandy Dung Beetle) is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] E. intermedius is native to Southeastern Africa but has spread to the United States, Mexico, and Australia. [ 3 ]
Thorectes lusitanicus is a species of medium-sized dung beetle. On average, they range from 130 to 175 mg in dry body weight. [1] As a species of dung beetle, they have tibial spurs which aid them in their characteristic rolling of dung balls. [9] Most dung beetles have notable protective sheathed wings, or elytra. [10]
Geotrupes stercorarius is a species of earth-boring dung beetle. Its common name is the dor beetle, or, the dumbledore, [1] and is common throughout Europe. [2] The beetle is up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long. The whole beetle is weakly lustrous and darkly colored, sometimes with a bluish sheen. The body shape is very compact and arched toward the top.