Onthophagus coenobita (Herbst, 1783)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOnthophagus coenobita (a dung beetle)
GenusOnthophagus (a genus of dung beetles)
SubfamilySCARABAEINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Onthophagus coenobita (a dung beetle) :
1: Onthophagus coenobita (a dung beetle)
3 May 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, flew over dog dung then landed beside it
Image 1: Male - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Onthophagus coenobita (a dung beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Onthophagus coenobita (a dung beetle)
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