''Liatongus'' is a genus of
dung beetles in the subfamily
Scarabaeinae of the
scarab beetle family.
At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with little or no indentation between the clypeus and the genae. Length ranges from 7.4 to 10.9 mm. Colours vary: they may be uniform brown or dull purple, or have red, white or yellow patterns on the elytra.
Distribution
Found in three regions: Afrotropical, Oriental to eastern Palearctic, and western Nearctic.
Taxonomy
There are 38-46 species; 17 are from Africa.
Gallery
Liatongus militaris 2016 11 19 6712.jpg, ''Liatongus militaris''
Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800 (8311187838).png, ''Liatongus femoratus''
Liatongus (s.str.) gagatinus Hope, 1831 (4385437664).jpg, ''Liatongus gagatinus''
Liatongus incurvicornis Fairmaire, 1887 (4404576164).jpg, ''Liatongus incurvicornis''
Liatongus mergacerus Hope, 1831 male (4712442634).jpg, ''Liatongus mergacerus''
Scaptodera (=Liatongus) rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1775) (4050095301).jpg, ''Liatongus rhadamistus''
Liatongus venator Fabricius, 1801 male (4607126594).jpg, ''Liatongus venator''
Liatongus vertagus (Fabricius, 1798) (4441329612).jpg, ''Liatongus vertagus''
Species
These 43 species belong to the genus ''Liatongus'':
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Liatongus affinis''
(Arrow, 1908) c g
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Liatongus amitinus''
(Boucomont, 1921) c g
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Liatongus ancorifer''
Kral & Rejsek, 1999 c g
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Liatongus appositicornis''
Kral & Rejsek, 1999 c g
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Liatongus arrowi''
(Boucomont, 1921) c g
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Liatongus aterrimus''
(Boucomont, 1921) c g
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Liatongus bucerus''
(Fairmaire, 1891) c g
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Liatongus californicus
''Liatongus californicus'' is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
References
Further reading
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Scarabaeinae
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Beetles described in 1882
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(Horn, 1882) i c g b
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Liatongus clypeocornis''
Scheuern, 1988 c g
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Liatongus davidi
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with li ...
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(Boucomont, 1919) c g
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Liatongus denticornis
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with li ...
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(Fairmaire, 1887) c g
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Liatongus endroedii''
Balthasar, 1956 c g
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Liatongus femoratus''
(Illiger, 1800) c g
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Liatongus ferreirae
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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Balthasar, 1964 c g
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Liatongus fulvostriatus''
D'Orbigny, 1916 c g
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Liatongus gagatinus''
(Hope, 1831) c g
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Liatongus hastatus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with li ...
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Kral & Rejsek, 1999 c g
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Liatongus imitator
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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Balthasar, 1938 c g
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Liatongus incurvicornis
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Fairmaire, 1887) c g
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Liatongus indicus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Arrow, 1908) c
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Liatongus interruptus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Quedenfeldt, 1884) c g
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Liatongus martialis
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Harold, 1879) c g
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Liatongus medius
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Fairmaire, 1889) c g
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Liatongus mergacerus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Hope, 1831) c g
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Liatongus militaris
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Castelnau, 1840) c g
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Liatongus minutus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Motschulsky, 1860) c
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Liatongus phanaeoides
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Westwood, 1839) c g
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Liatongus pugionatus
''Liatongus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with lit ...
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(Boheman, 1858) c g
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Liatongus raffrayi''
(Lansberge, 1886) c g
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Liatongus rhinoceros''
Arrow, 1931 c g
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Liatongus rhinocerulus''
(Bates, 1889) c g
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Liatongus schoutedeni''
(Boucomont, 1920) c
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Liatongus sjostedti''
(Felsche, 1904) c g
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Liatongus spathulatus''
(Roth, 1851) c g
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Liatongus taurus''
(Boucomont, 1920) c g
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Liatongus testudo''
(Lansberge, 1886) c g
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Liatongus triacanthus''
(Boucomont, 1920) c g
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Liatongus tridentatus''
(Boucomont, 1919) c g
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Liatongus tuberculicollis''
(Felsche, 1909) c g
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Liatongus upembanus''
Janssens, 1953 c g
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Liatongus urus''
(Kolbe, 1914) c g
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Liatongus venator''
(Fabricius, 1801) c g
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Liatongus vertagus''
(Fabricius, 1798) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Scarabaeinae
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