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Species of beetle

Onitis alexis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species: O. alexis
Binomial name
Onitis alexis
Klug, 1835

Onitis alexis, the bronze dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to Africa, Syria, Spain, Tunisia and Greece. It was introduced into Australia and is established in the warmer regions of northern Australia. The species is found in Oceania.

Bronze dung beetle, Onitis alexis

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Onitis alexis:

  • Onitis alexis alexis
  • Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942

References

  1. "Onitis alexis Klug, 1835". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. ^ Tyndale-Biscoe, Marina (December 1988). "The phenology of Onitis alexis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Araluen Valley: Survival in a marginal environment". Austral Ecology. 13 (4): 431–443. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.1988.tb00991.x. ISSN 1442-9985.
  3. "Onitis alexis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Onitis alexis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. "Onitis alexis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.

External links

http://www.dungbeetles.com.au/species/onitis-alexis

Taxon identifiers
Onitis alexis


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