NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
- Name authority
- Génier, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Digitonthophagus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyScarabaeinae Latreille, 1802
- tribeOnthophagini Streubel, 1846
- genusDigitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959
- speciesDigitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Digitonthophagus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Digitonthophagus biflagellatus Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus bonasus (Fabricius, 1775) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus catta (Fabricius, 1787) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus namaquensis Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus petilus Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus uks Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Digitonthophagus viridicollis Génier, 2017 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Génier, F., & Moretto, P. (2017). Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959: taxonomy, systematics, and morphological phylogeny of the genus revealing an African species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Zootaxa 4248(1):1-110. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4248.1.1 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:363WJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.