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Oxysternon
Oxysternon is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rhinoceros Dung Beetle
speciesOxysternon conspicillatum
Oxysternon palaemon
speciesOxysternon palaemon
Oxysternon festivum
speciesOxysternon festivum
Oxysternon silenus
speciesOxysternon silenus
Oxysternon lautum
speciesOxysternon lautum
Oxysternon spiniferum
speciesOxysternon spiniferum
Oxysternon macleayi
speciesOxysternon macleayi
Oxysternon durantoni
speciesOxysternon durantoni
Oxysternon pteroderum
speciesOxysternon pteroderum
Oxysternon ebeninum
speciesOxysternon ebeninum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 334692.