Oscarinus

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Oscarinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Oscarinus
Gordon & Skelley, 2007

Oscarinus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 19 described species in Oscarinus, found in North, Central, and South America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Oscarinus:

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References

  1. "Oscarinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. "Oscarinus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. "Oscarinus Gordon & Skelley, 2007". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. 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.