Oxycorythus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe: | Aphodiini |
| Genus: | Oxycorythus Solsky, 1876 |
| Species: | O. morawitzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxycorythus morawitzi Solsky, 1876 | |
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Oxycorythus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Oxycorythus morawitzi, which is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in). They have an elongate, convex, subparallel-sided, sericeous, densely and shortly pubescent body. Males are blackish, with the antennae blackish with a brownish club. Females are blackish, with the clypeus, pronotum and apex of the elytra reddish.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Oxycorythus morawitzi 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.
- 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.
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