Oniticellini Explained

Oniticellini are a tribe of scarab beetles, in the true dung beetle subfamily (Scarabaeinae).[1] Nearly all species of this tribe feed on and nest in dung, mainly that of large herbivores. Most are tunnelers; dung is buried at the ends of tunnels dug below a dropping, and used as food by both adults and larvae; others, known as dwellers (including Oniticellus and Tragiscus) make brood cavities within or just beneath the dung.

Taxonomy

The Oniticellini have been divided into three subtribes: Drepanocerina, Helictopleurina and Oniticellina, but this arrangement is still under review.

The following genera have been placed in the Oniticellini:

Notes and References

  1. Philips. T. Keith. Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence. ZooKeys. 2016. 579. 9–57. 10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. 22 November 2016. 4829968. 27110200. free.