Species Oxyomus sylvestris

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Works Cited

Oxyomus sylvestris (Scopoli) - Oxyomus sylvestris

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)

Tribe Aphodiini

Genus Oxyomus

Species sylvestris (Oxyomus sylvestris)

Explanation of Names

Oxyomus = oxy is Greek for sharp, omo is Greek for shoulder = Sharp shoulder

sylvestris = Latin for woods, forest

Numbers

Only Oxyomus sylvestris here in North America. Introduced from the Old World (1)

Habitat

Known to live in dung of domesticated animals (1)

Food

Known to live in dung of domesticated animals (1)

Remarks

Adults are attracted to lights (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 8 May, 2007 - 10:55am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 July, 2008 - 10:44pm

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