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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onitis |
| Species: | O. alexis
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| Binomial name | |
| Onitis alexis Klug, 1835
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Onitis alexis:
- Onitis alexis alexis
- Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
References
edit- ^ "Onitis alexis Klug, 1835". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Onitis alexis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Onitis alexis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Onitis alexis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- 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
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Media related to Onitis alexis at Wikimedia Commons
http://www.dungbeetles.com.au/species/onitis-alexis