Oxyomus sylvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyomus
Species:
O. sylvestris
Binomial name
Oxyomus sylvestris
(Scopoli, 1763)

Oxyomus sylvestris is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It occurs in Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.[1] It is saprophagous rather than a "true" dung beetle.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oxyomus sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. "Oxyomus sylvestris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. "Oxyomus sylvestris". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. "Oxyomus sylvestris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. "Oxyomus sylvestris Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  6. Buse, Jörn; Šlachta, Martin; Sladecek, Frantisek X. J.; Carpaneto, Giuseppe M. (2018). "Summary of the morphological and ecological traits of Central European dung beetles". Entomological Science. 21 (3): 315–323. doi:10.1111/ens.12313.

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