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Dung Beetle

Catharsius sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae

(1) anterior corners of pronotum pointed
(2) antennae lamellate, with last 3 segments composed of flattened lobes that can be held tightly together

Habitat:

indoor at MSC Institute of Technology, San Gabriel, San Pablo City, Philippines - a semi-agricultural area

Reference Links:

SALAGUBANG.NET - Philippine Coleoptera

Species ID Suggestions

Dung beetle

Catharsius sp.

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Comments (3)
thaptor
No, Onthophagus have slightly different head form. Your question made me dig further, and I found out the genus. Two species on Philippines (aethiops, molossus), very similar to each other. Yours is a male.

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