Onthophagus taurus

Onthophagus taurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Onthophagini
Genus: Onthophagus
Subgenus: Onthophagus (Onthophagus)
Species: Onthophagus taurus

Name

• Onthophagus taurus (Schreber, 1759)

Combinations

• Scarabaeus taurus: original combination

Primary references

• Schreber, J.C.D. 1759: Novae species insectorvm. Cvm figuris aeneis coloribvs pictis. Pp. 1-20, pl. [1]. Schneider, Halae Magdebvrgicae. PDF

References

• Choi, J.-H., Kijimoto, T., Snell-Rood, E., Tae, H., Yang, Y., Moczek, A.P., & Andrews, J. 2010: Gene discovery in the horned beetle Onthophagus taurus. BMC genomics, 11: 703. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-703 PDF
• Fincher, G.T., T.B. Stewart, J.S. Hunter III. 1983. The 1981 distribution of Onthophagus gazella Fabricius from releases in Texas and Onthophagus taurus Schreber from an unknown release in Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopts. Bull. 37: 159–163.
• Hunt, J.; Simmons, L.W. 2001: Status-dependent selection in the dimorphic beetle Onthophagus taurus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), 268 (1484): 2409–2414. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1758
• Moczek, A.P. 1998: Horn polyphenism in the beetle Onthophagus taurus: larval diet quality and plasticity in parental investment determine adult body size and male horn morphology. Behavioral ecology, 9 (6): 636–641. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.6.636
• Moczek, A.P. 1999: Facultative paternal investment in the polyphenic beetle Onthophagus taurus: the role of male morphology and social context. Behavioral ecology, 10 (6): 641–647. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.6.641
• Moczek, A.P.; Emlen, D.J. 2000: Male horn dimorphism in the scarab beetle, Onthophagus taurus: do alternative reproductive tactics favour alternative phenotypes? Animal behaviour, 59 (2): 459–466. DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1342
• Adventive Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in North America: geographic ranges, diagnoses, and new distributional records.
• A game theoretic model of kleptoparasitism with strategic arrivals and departures of beetles at dung pats.
• The genetics of primary and secondary sexual character trade-offs in a horned beetle.
• Effect of Density and Extra Dung on Brood Parasitism in the Dung Beetle, Onthophagus taurus.
• Three remarkable species of Scarabaeoidea in Westhavelland.
• Beetle horns and horned beetles: emerging models in developmental evolution and ecology.
• Un Onthophagus taurus Schreber monstrueux (Col. Scarabaeidae).

Links

• Onthophagus taurus – Taxon details on BugGuide.
• Onthophagus taurus - flickr.com (unit tray of California specimens - photo by R. Waayers)