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'''''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 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Onitis alexis Klug, 1835|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1087005|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.gbif.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tyndale-Biscoe|first=Marina|date=1988-12|title=The phenology of Onitis alexis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Araluen Valley: Survival in a marginal environment|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1442-9993.1988.tb00991.x|journal=Austral Ecology|language=en|volume=13|issue=4|pages=431–443|doi=10.1111/j.1442-9993.1988.tb00991.x|issn=1442-9985}}</ref>. It was introduced into Australia and is established in northern Australia<ref |
'''''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 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Onitis alexis Klug, 1835|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1087005|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.gbif.org|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Tyndale-Biscoe|first=Marina|date=1988-12|title=The phenology of Onitis alexis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Araluen Valley: Survival in a marginal environment|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1442-9993.1988.tb00991.x|journal=Austral Ecology|language=en|volume=13|issue=4|pages=431–443|doi=10.1111/j.1442-9993.1988.tb00991.x|issn=1442-9985}}</ref>. It was introduced into Australia and is established in northern Australia<ref name=":0" />. The species is found in [[Oceania]].<ref name=itis/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=buglink/> |
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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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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 northern Australia[2]. The species is found in Oceania.[3][4][5]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Onitis alexis:
- Onitis alexis alexis
- Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
References
- ^ "Onitis alexis Klug, 1835". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ a b Tyndale-Biscoe, Marina (1988-12). "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.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "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
- 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
Media related to Onitis alexis at Wikimedia Commons
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