''Onthophilus'' is a genus of

clown beetle Histeridae is a family (biology), family of beetles commonly known as clown beetles or Hister beetles. This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves ...

s in the family

Histeridae Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as clown beetles or Hister beetles. This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven t ...

. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...

, estimated to be 100 million years old. Onthophilus striatus (Forster, 1771) (3232052594)

Species

These 41 species belong to the genus ''Onthophilus'': * '' Onthophilus affinis'' Redtenbacher, 1849 * '' Onthophilus alternatus'' (Say, 1825) * '' Onthophilus aonoi'' Ôhara & Nakane, 1986 * '' Onthophilus australis'' Helawa & Howden, 1977 * '' Onthophilus bickhardti'' Reitter, 1909 * '' Onthophilus convictor'' Normand, 1919 * '' Onthophilus cynomysi'' Helava, 1978 * '' Onthophilus deflectus'' Helava, 1978 * '' Onthophilus extraordinarius'' Reichardt, 1941 * '' Onthophilus flavicornis'' Lewis, 1884 * '' Onthophilus flohri'' Lewis, 1888 * ''

Onthophilus foveipennis ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Lewis, 1885 * '' Onthophilus giganteus'' Helava, 1978 * ''

Onthophilus globulosus ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' (Olivier, 1789) * ''

Onthophilus heilogjiangensis ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Ji Lingke, 1993 * ''

Onthophilus intermedius ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Handschin, 1944 * '' Onthophilus intermixtus'' Helava, 1978 * ''

Onthophilus irregularis ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Howden & Laplante, 2003 * ''

Onthophilus jakli ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Kapler, 1993 * '' Onthophilus julii'' Lewis, 1892 * ''

Onthophilus kamiyai ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Adachi, 1930 * '' Onthophilus kirni'' Ross, 1944 * '' Onthophilus lecontei'' Horn, 1870 * ''

Onthophilus lijiangensis ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber, estimated to be 100 million years old. Species These ...

'' Zhou & Lou, 2002 * '' Onthophilus melampus'' Reichardt, 1933 * '' Onthophilus niponensis'' Lewis, 1907 * '' Onthophilus nodatus'' J. E. LeConte, 1844 * ''

Onthophilus ordinarius ''Onthophilus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Onthophilus''. Fossils of the genus have been discovered in Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, ...

'' Lewis, 1879 * '' Onthophilus ostreatus'' Lewis, 1879 * '' Onthophilus pluricostatus'' J. E. LeConte, 1844 * '' Onthophilus punctatus'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * '' Onthophilus reyesi'' Kryzhanovskij, 1992 * '' Onthophilus rugatus'' Therond * '' Onthophilus sculptilis'' Lewis, 1892 * '' Onthophilus silvae'' Lewis, 1884 * '' Onthophilus smetanai'' Mazur, 1994 * '' Onthophilus soltaui'' Casey, 1893 * '' Onthophilus striatus'' (Forster, 1771) * '' Onthophilus thomomysi'' Helava, 1978 * '' Onthophilus tuberculatus'' Lewis, 1892 * '' Onthophilus wenzeli'' Helava, 1978

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