Atlas of Dung Beetles in southern Africa.

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DungBeetleMAP:   2143
Province:   North-East Province
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2127BA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2019-02-17
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Mixed Mopane Bushveld (Acacia tortilis woodland). Scavenge beetle carcass, rolling remains into tunnel.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:55
Sp. code:   7705619
Species name:   Onthophagus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Scarabaeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Gymnopleurus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=DungBeetleMAP-2143
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2143 - photo: 1
VM-number: 2143 - photo: 2
VM-number: 2143 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christian Deschodt
Comment:   Possibly Onthophagus vylderi d’Orbigny, 1913
Date:   2020-10-15 08:40:02
Species name:   Onthophagus sp.
Species code:   7705619

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