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Scarabaeoidea
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Aphodiinae
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Oxyataenius Dellacasa and Stebnicka, 2001
Oxyataenius
Dellacasa and Stebnicka, 2001: 30.
 

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Type species: Oxyomus morosus Harold, 1869 by original designation.
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Diagnosis: The body densely setose and coarsely punctured dorsally. Elytral intervals margined at base. Pygidium with basal longitudinal groove. Elytra with internal swelling along sutural margin that fits into the pygidial groove.
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Remarks: We were unable to study the single known specimen of this genus.
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Species: (click on species name for information)
Oxyataenius morosus (Harold)

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  Excerpt from:
Smith, A. B. T. and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
 

Authors: Andrew Smith ( Canadian Museum of Nature) and
Paul Skelley (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services).
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