Coastal Dung Beetle

Onthophagus nigriventris

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Onthophagus nigriventris is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in East Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania) with introduced populations in Australia (eastern Queensland and New South Wales). In Australia, it is known as the coastal dung beetle.

Distribution

Coastal Dung Beetle — (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

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