Biology:Oromus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Oromus
Oromus alpinus (Scopoli, 1763).png
Oromus alpinus, Switzerland
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Oromus
Mulsant and Rey, 1869

Oromus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in Oromus, found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Oromus:

  • Oromus alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Oromus tragicus (Schmidt, 1920)

References

  1. "Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 1869". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1065405. 
  2. "Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 1869". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/63HK5. 
  3. Gordon, Robert D.; Skelley, Paul E. (2007). "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 79: 1–580. ISBN 978-1-887988-23-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14898401 entry