Oniticellini

Life-forms

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

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Oniticellini
Subtribus (6): Attavicina - Drepanocerina - Eurysternina - Helictopleurina - Liatongina - Oniticellina

Overview of genera

Afrodrepanus - Anoplodrepanus - Attavicinus - Clypeodrepanus - Cyptochirus - Drepanellus - Drepanocerus - Drepanoplatynus - Eodrepanus - Epidrepanus - Euoniticellus - Eurysternus - Helictopleurus - Heterosyphus - Ixodina - Latodrepanus - Liatongus - Nitiocellus - Oniticellus - Paraixodina - Paroniticellus - Scaptocnemis - Sinodrepanus - Sulcodrepanus - Tibiodrepanus - Tiniocellus - Tragiscus - Yvescambefortius
Name

Oniticellini d'Orbigny, 1916
References

Barbero, E.; Palestrini, C.; Roggero, A. 2009: Systematics and phylogeny of Eodrepanus, a new Drepanocerina genus, with comments on biogeographical data (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Oniticellini). Journal of Natural History, 43: 1835–1878.
Barbero, E.; Palestrini, C.; Roggero, A. 2009: Taxonomic study of Drepanellus gen. n. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Oniticellini), with the description of two new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 56: 251–265. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.200900022
Barbero, E.; Palestrini, C.; Roggero, A. 2011: Tibiodrepanus tagliaferrii - a new Afrotropical Drepanocerina species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Oniticellini), with notes on phylogeny and distribution of the genus. Zootaxa, 2923: 27–47.
Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2012. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini, Eurysternini, Gymnopleurini and Oniticellini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 297–334. PDF Reference page.
Branco, T. 2010: Revision of the genera Tiniocellus Péringuey, 1901 and Nitiocellus gen. n. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Oniticellini). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, ( 47 ): 71‒126. [not seen]
Génier, F. 2009: Le genre Eurysternus Dalman, 1824 (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae : Oniticellini), révision taxonomique et clés de détermination illustrées. Pensoft Publishers. ISBN: 9789546424723
Krikken, J. 2009: Drepanocerine dung beetles: a group overview, with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Haroldius, ( 4 ): 3–30. ISSN: 0920-2374
Philips, T.K. 2016. Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence. ZooKeys 579: 9–57. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. Reference page.
Roggero A.; Barbero E.; Palestrini C. 2015: Phylogenetic and biogeographical review of the Drepanocerina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Oniticellini). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 73: 153–174

Links

Tribe Oniticellini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) - atlas of scarab beetles of Russia

Oniticellini are a tribe of scarab beetles, in the true dung beetle subfamily (Scarabaeinae).[2] Nearly all species of this tribe feed on and nest in dung, mainly that of large herbivores. Most are tunnelers; dung is buried at the ends of tunnels dug below a dropping, and used as food by both adults and larvae; others, known as dwellers (including Oniticellus and Tragiscus) make brood cavities within or just beneath the dung.[2]
Taxonomy

The Oniticellini have been divided into three subtribes: Drepanocerina, Helictopleurina and Oniticellina, but this arrangement is still under review.[2]

The following genera have been placed in the Oniticellini:[1]

Afrodrepanus
Anoplodrepanus
Attavicinus
Clypeodrepanus
Cyptochirus
Drepanellus
Drepanocerus
Drepanoplatynus
Eodrepanus
Epidrepanus
Euoniticellus
Eurysternus
Helictopleurus
Heterosyphus
Ixodina
Latodrepanus
Liatongus
Nitiocellus
Oniticellus
Paraixodina
Paroniticellus
Scaptocnemis
Sinodrepanus
Sulcodrepanus
Tibiodrepanus
Tiniocellus
Tragiscus
Yvescambefortius

References

"Oniticellini - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
Philips, T. Keith (2016). "Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence". ZooKeys (579): 9–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.579.6183. PMC 4829968. PMID 27110200. Retrieved 22 November 2016.