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Oxysternon
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Pteroderum
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Ebeninum
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Spiniferum
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Silenus
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Palaemon
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Macleayi
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Lautum
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Durantoni
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Striatopunctatum
''Oxysternon'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. It can be distinguished from all other phanaeines and scarabaeine dung beetles by a long, spiniform extension of the anterior angle of the metasternum. Most taxa vary in color and color pattern, and are more commonly found in tones of green, often infused with yellow or coppery highlights. All species appear very smooth or glassy smooth to the unaided eye. Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus ''Sternaspis'' was proposed first by Hope in 1837, but the name was preoccupied and thus invalid. Laporte, writing under the pen name of Le Compte de Castelnau, proposed the genus Oxysternon to include several species of Phaneus-like species. ''O. festivum'' was later designated as the type species., pag82/ref> Phylogeny and evolution The genus is monophyletic and its sister group is the genus Phanaeus. Two subgenera and two further species groups are recognized by some authors. It has been sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Festivum
''Oxysternon festivum'' is a species of dung-beetle of the scarab beetle family. Description ''Oxysternon festivum'' has a colored dorsum and black head and underside, the pronotum is smooth. As most Oxysternon species, it has considerable variation in color, ranging from the typical coppery-red to entirely black, and including yellow-red and green forms. The black form is apparently restricted to the Island of Trinidad and thus considered as a separate subspecies (''O. festivum nigerrimum'' Arnaud, 2002). The species reaches a length of about and shows sexual polymorphism. Major males are horned and substantially bigger than the hornless female, while minor males are hornless and often smaller than females. Females and small males differ in the form of the transverse carina. Taxonomy and nomenclature ''Oxysternon festivum'' was among the first dung beetle species studied by zoologist in the early 18th century. The first illustration of an "exceedingly beautiful shining gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxysternon Conspicillatum
''Oxysternon conspicillatum'' is a species of dung beetle. It is widespread and common in both evergreen and deciduous forests of Central America and northern South America, and generally sticks to lowland, dry tropical and bamboo forests. The larvae feed on fungi, decaying organic matter, and other organic materials found in dung balls or carrion. Both male and female beetles are hard-shelled with an iridescent blue-green color on their skin. The species exhibits some sexual dimorphism; males have large black horns and spikes on their shells while females' shells are flat. Male ''O. conspicillatum'' also tend to be larger than their female counterparts. ''Oxysternon conspicillatum'' has been studied as a potential source for antimicrobial agents, with the possible use of its Antimicrobial peptides, host defense peptides in the development of new antibiotics. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3359156 Scarabaeidae Beetles of Central America Beetles of South America Beetles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
