Oromus

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Oromus
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Oromus alpinus, Switzerland
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Oromus
Mulsant and Rey, 1869

Oromus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in Oromus, found in the Palearctic. [1] [2] [3]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Oromus:

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References

  1. "Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 1869". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. "Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. Gordon, Robert D. & Skelley, Paul E. (2007). "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 79: 1–580. ISBN   978-1-887988-23-0.