Oxyomus
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| Oxyomus | |
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| Oxyomus sylvestris, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Aphodiini |
| Genus: | Oxyomus Dejean, 1833 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oxyomus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 25 described species in Oxyomus, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.[2][3]