Onthophagus hecate hecate (Panzer, 1794)

Putnam 1876; Wickham 1897, 1911; Howden and Cartwright 1963; Worthington and Larsen 2010; ISIC; IWUC; ELFC; DAVC; PKLC.

Collection dates: April–October.

Collected from raccoon, horse, and Canada goose dung.

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