Onthophagus orpheus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found primarily in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. [4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Onthophagus orpheus:
^"Species Redescriptions and New Species of the Onthophagus mexicanus Species Group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with Notes on Distribution and Rodent-dung Beetle Associations". Zoological Studies. 無 (60). doi:10.6620/ZS.2021.60-30.
Further reading
Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN978-90-04-30914-2.