Onitis sp. (genus) (Onitis dung beetle)


Six species of this genus were successfully introduced to Australia from Africa and southern Europe to help bury cattle dung. Three of them - O. alexis, O. aygulus and O. pecuarius - have been reported as established in the ACT or adjacent regions.


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Regional distribution

Onitis sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:

827,415 sightings of 23,514 species from 15,121 members
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