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Onthophagus auriculatus Klug 1855

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According to Kolbe (1905) O. auriculatus eats carrion, however it is not known what the larvae eat and whether necrophagy is only occasional in the adults or not.

Papers species cited in with links.

Kolbe H.J.(1905) Uber die Lebensweise und die geographische Verbreitung der coprophage Lamellicornier, Zool. Jahr., Suppl. 8:475-594, pls. 17 18 19 cited in Halffter, G. and Matthews E.G. (1966) The Natural History of Dung Beetels of the subfamily scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) Se solicita intercambio con publicaciones similares, page 33.

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