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Onitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT

Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

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With more than 500 species of native dung beetles in Australia, most of these native species were not able to manage the amount of dung and type of dung produced by the introduced non-native animals (there is a big difference between kangaroo poo and cow poo).

Australia now have over 40 introduced species of dung beetles, from places that include Hawaii, Africa and southern Europe. Of these introduced dung beetles, 23 species were successfully established in Australia (a response to the needs in the agricultural sector). You can read more about some of these species on our Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles) section.

Following are some dung beetle species observations in Alice Springs, Central Australia. The link from the following images will take you to our main Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles) section.

Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
Euoniticellus intermedius (Northern Sandy Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Euoniticellus intermedius (Northern Sandy Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Onitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Onitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
  • Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
  • Family: Scarabaeidae
  • Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
  • Genus: Digitonthophagus
  • Species: Digitonthophagus gazella
  • Tribe: Oniticellini
  • Genus: Euoniticellus
  • Species: Euoniticellus intermedius
  • Tribe: Onitini
  • Genus: Onitis
  • Species: Onitis alexis

— see Dung Beetles

Footnote & References

  1. Your guide to identifying animal poo, Parent Pack, Campbelltown City Council, https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/local-environment/documents/parentpackanimalscat.pdf

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