Onitis alexis

Onitis alexis, the bronze dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to Africa, Syria, Spain, Tunisia and Greece.^[1][2] It was introduced into Australia and is established in the warmer regions of northern Australia.^[2] The species is found in Oceania.^[3][4][5]

Bronze dung beetle, Onitis alexis

Onitis alexis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onitis
Species:	O. alexis
Binomial name
Onitis alexis Klug, 1835

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Onitis alexis:

• Onitis alexis alexis
• Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942