Koreoxyomus

Koreoxyomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Koreoxyomus
Kim, 1996
Species:
K. koreanus
Binomial name
Koreoxyomus koreanus
Kim, 1996

Koreoxyomus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Koreoxyomus koreanus, which is found in South Korea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) and are apterous. They have an oblong, convex, moderately shiny, nearly glabrous, piceous or piceous-reddish body, with the head, front angles of the pronotum and legs brown-reddish and with the club of the antennae brown-yellowish.

References

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  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Koreoxyomus koreanus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.