Oxyomus

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Oxyomus
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Oxyomus sylvestris, Germany
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Oxyomus
Dejean, 1833
Synonyms [1]
  • Amidorinus Koshantschikov, 1912

Oxyomus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 25 described species in Oxyomus, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. [2] [3]

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Oxyomus:

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References

  1. "Oxyomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  2. "Oxyomus Dejean, 1833". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. "Oxyomus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2021-12-25.