Species Onthophagus dunningi Harold, 1869
- Onthophagus dunningi Harold, E. von 1869. Tabula synoptica specierum generis Onthophagus ex Australia. Coleopterologische Hefte 5: 78-87 [85].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP ♀.Subsequent designation references:
Matthews, E.G. 1972. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. I. Tribe Onthophagini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 9: 1-330 [85]; Cassis, G. & Weir, T.A. 1992. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 9. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Canberra : AGPS xii 544 pp. (interpret the incorrect inference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)). - Onthophagus dumbrelli Blackburn, T. 1903. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXXIII. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 27(2): 261-309 [297].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Galston, NSW. - Onthophagus sydneyicus Paulian, R. 1937. Sur quelques nouveaux Onthophagides africains et australiens (Coleoptera: Lamellicornia). Arbeiten über Morphologische und Taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem 4: 336-346 [346].
Type data:
Holotype DEIB ♂, Sydney, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Matthews, E.G. 1972. A revision of the Scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia. I. Tribe Onthophagini. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 9: 1-330 [133]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, fungivore, herbivore (associated flora: Amanita spp. [AMANITACEAE]), open forest, tall open forest, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: fungivore.
General References
Bornemissza, G.F. 1971. Mycetophagous breeding in the Australian dung beetle, Onthophagus dunningi. Pedobiologia 11: 133-142 (biology)
Wallace, M.M.H. 1986. Some macrochelid mites (Acari: Macrochelidae) associated with Australian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Acarologia 27: 3-15 (mite symbiont)
Williams, G.A. & Williams, T. 1983. A survey of the Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae and Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from small wet forests of coastal New South Wales, Part 4: Lansdowne State Forest. Victorian Naturalist 100: 146-154 (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | Scarabaeinae | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Mar-2024 | Scarabaeinae | 18-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Nov-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 02-Sep-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-May-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jun-2018 | Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-May-2019 | Scarabaeinae | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 02-May-2019 | Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 01-Jul-2020 | SCARABAEOIDEA | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED |