Biology:Onitis alexis

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Onitis alexis
Bronze Dung Beetle (Onitis alexis) (11687553905).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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.[1][2] It was introduced into Australia and is established in the warmer regions of northern Australia.[2] The species is found in Oceania.[3][4][5]

Bronze dung beetle, Onitis alexis

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Onitis alexis:

  • Onitis alexis alexis
  • Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

External links

http://www.dungbeetles.com.au/species/onitis-alexis Wikidata ☰ Q14885416 entry