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| Oxyataenius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe: | Eupariini |
| Genus: | Oxyataenius Dellacasa & Stebnicka, 2001 |
| Species: | O. morosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyataenius morosus (Harold, 1869) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oxyataenius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Oxyataenius morosus, which is found in Chile.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5 mm (0.20 in). They have a moderately shining, mostly piceous body, which is covered with setae. The elytra are dark brown, the legs brownish and the underside is reddish brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Oxyataenius morosus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Stebnicka, Z. (2001). "A new genus for Oxyomus morosus Harold, 1869 (Eupariini) and redefinition of Oxyomus setosopunctatus A. Schmidt, 1911 (Aphodiini) (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (N.S.). 83: 29-34. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
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