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Onthophagus taurus

Description

Onthophagus taurus (Schreber)

Teratology. Histerotely; abnormal development of the adult pronotum, retention of the prothoracic horn typical of the pupa.

Reference. Balazuc (1948).

Notes

Published as part of Gasca-Álvarez, Héctor Jaime, Deloya, Cuauhtémoc & Reyes-Castillo, Pedro, 2017, Teratological Cases in Five Species of Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini), with a Compilation of Teratologies in Scarabaeoidea, pp. 329-338 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2) on page 336, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.329, http://zenodo.org/record/5363929

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References

  • Balazuc, J. 1948. La teratologie des Coleopteres et experiences de transplantation sur Tenebrio molitor L. Memoires du Museum national d' Histoire Naturelle (N. S.) 25: 1 - 293.