Onthophagus medius (Kugelann, 1792)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Onthophagus medius (a dung beetle)
Genus	Onthophagus (a genus of dung beetles)
Subfamily	SCARABAEINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
Family	SCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
Superfamily	SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series	Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Suborder	POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
Order	COLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Onthophagus medius is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Rößner, E., Schönfield, J, & Ahrens, D.	2010	Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) medius (Kugelann, 1792) a good western palaearctic species in the Onthophagus vacca complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini)	Zootaxa 2969: 1028.

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

Onthophagus
(a genus of dung beetles)

SCARABAEIDAE
(scarab, dung and carrion beetles)

SCARABAEOIDEA
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Onthophagus medius (a dung beetle)

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

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Onthophagus medius is also a member of:

Identification Works

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