Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Alternative spelling: Onthophagidae
Full reference: H. C. Burmeister. 1846. III. Coleoptera. 7. Lamellicornia. 27. Copris. Genera Quaedam Insectorum. Iconibus Illustravit et Descripsit. Volumen I. Continet Tabulas XL
Parent taxon: Scarabaeinae according to S. Tarasov and D. Dimitrov 2016
See also Bouchard et al. 2011 and Tarasov et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anachalcos, Ateuchini, Canthochilum, Coprini, Deltochilini, Gymnopleurini, Heliocopris, Metacatharsius, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagus spitsbergeniensis, Phanaeini, Scarabaeini
Subtaxa: Onthophagus Phalops
Type: Onthophagus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Japan (7), the United Kingdom (7), United States (2: California, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Japan (3)
• Miocene of China (1), Germany (2)
• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 27 collections including 35 occurrences