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Species Oxyomoides sepultus

Oxyomoides sepultus (Cartwright) - Oxyomoides sepultus
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 Oxyomoides
Species sepultus (Oxyomoides sepultus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oxyomoides sepultus (Cartwright 1944) [current valid combination]
Orig. Comb: Aphodius sepultus Cartwright, 1944
Syn: Scabrostomus sepultus (Cartwright 1944)
Size
3.0–3.5 mm(1)
Range
south-central US (AR KS LA TX)(1)
Works Cited
1.Oxyomoides, a new genus for three species of Scabrostomus Gordon and Skelley, 2007 in the southeastern United States...
Dellacasa M., Dellacasa G., Gordon R.D. 2016. Insecta Mundi 0517: 1-6.