''Onitis'' is a genus of

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

or scarab beetles in the superfamily

Scarabaeoidea Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Some of its constituent families are undergo ...

and typical of the tribe

Onitini The OnitiniHope FW (1837) ''The coleopterist’s manual, containing the Lamellicorn insects of Linneus and Fabricius.'' Henry G. Bohn, London, pp. i–xiii + 15–121 + pls. 1–3, are a Tribe (biology), tribe of old-world Scarabaeinae, dun ...

. This genus is mainly distributed in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

and

Oriental The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world. In English, it is largely a meto ...

region with more than 140 species from the Afrotropical region. All species of this genus are tunnellers meaning they build tunnel under the dung in the soil and bring dung in the tunnel to lay eggs.

Species

Species within this genus include:.Catalogue of life
/ref> * '' Onitis abyssinicus'' * '' Onitis adelphus'' * '' Onitis adriani'' * '' Onitis aeneomicans'' * '' Onitis aeneus'' * '' Onitis aerarius'' * '' Onitis aeruginosus'' * '' Onitis aethiops'' * '' Onitis affinis'' * ''

Onitis alexis ''Onitis alexis'', the bronze dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to Africa, Syria, Spain, Tunisia and Greece. It was introduced into Australia and is established in the warmer regions of northern Au ...

'' * '' Onitis androcles'' * '' Onitis anthracinus'' * '' Onitis archettii'' * ''

Onitis artuosus ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis assamensis ''Onitis assamensis'', is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is only known from its type locality Kaziranga National Park in Assam state of India. The spiecimen was first collected in Kaziranga by A. K. Ghosh in 1971 and desc ...

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Onitis autumnalis ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis aygulus Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. All species of dung beetle belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles). As most species of Scara ...

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Onitis bayanga ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis belial ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis bhomorensis ''Onitis bhomorensis'', is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is only known from its type locality near Tezpur in Assam state of India. Etymology Named after the Kolia Bhomora Setu across Brahmaputra – the widest river ...

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Onitis bilobatus ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis bispicticollis ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

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Onitis bocandei ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

'' * '' Onitis bordati'' * '' Onitis brahma'' * '' Onitis bredoi'' * '' Onitis brevidens'' * '' Onitis caffer'' * '' Onitis cambeforti'' * ''

Onitis camerunus ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotropica ...

'' * '' Onitis castaneus'' * '' Onitis cerrutii'' * '' Onitis chalceus'' * '' Onitis confusus'' * '' Onitis corydon'' * '' Onitis coxalis'' * '' Onitis crassus'' * '' Onitis crenatus'' * '' Onitis cribratus'' * '' Onitis cryptodus'' * '' Onitis cupreus'' * '' Onitis curvipes'' * '' Onitis damoetas'' * '' Onitis deceptor'' * '' Onitis denticoxa'' * '' Onitis dimidiatus'' * '' Onitis dispar'' * '' Onitis endroedii'' * '' Onitis excavatus'' * '' Onitis ezechias'' * '' Onitis fabricii'' * '' Onitis falcatus'' * '' Onitis feae'' * '' Onitis fractipes'' * '' Onitis fulgidus'' * '' Onitis fulmineus'' * '' Onitis gazanus'' * '' Onitis gilleti'' * ''

Onitis granicollis ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

'' * '' Onitis granulisetosus'' * '' Onitis guineensis'' * '' Onitis hageni'' * ''

Onitis humerosus ''Onitis humerosus'' is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Distribution This species has a Palaearctic distribution (East Mediterranean, Caucasus, Southern East Ukraine, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Pakist ...

'' * '' Onitis inflaticollis'' * '' Onitis insuetus'' * '' Onitis intermedius'' * '' Onitis inversidens'' * '' Onitis ion'' * '' Onitis janssenii'' * '' Onitis jeanneli'' * '' Onitis jossoi'' * '' Onitis keniensis'' * '' Onitis kethai'' * '' Onitis kingstoni'' * '' Onitis lama'' * '' Onitis laminosus'' * '' Onitis lamnifer'' * '' Onitis lansbergei'' * '' Onitis laticollis'' * '' Onitis licitus'' * '' Onitis lobi'' * '' Onitis lobipes'' * '' Onitis lognia'' * '' Onitis longitibialis'' * '' Onitis ludekingi'' * '' Onitis lycophron'' * '' Onitis malleatus'' * '' Onitis marshalli'' * '' Onitis mendax'' * '' Onitis menieri'' * '' Onitis meruensis'' * '' Onitis meyeri'' * '' Onitis miesseni'' * '' Onitis minutus'' * '' Onitis mniszechi'' * '' Onitis mniszechianus'' * '' Onitis monstrosus'' * '' Onitis mossambicensis'' * '' Onitis multidentatus'' * '' Onitis naviauxi'' * '' Onitis nemoralis'' * '' Onitis niger'' * '' Onitis nigeriensis'' * '' Onitis nubiensis'' * '' Onitis numida'' * '' Onitis obenbergeri'' * '' Onitis obscurus'' * '' Onitis occidentalis'' * ''

Onitis orthopus ''Onitis'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and typical of the tribe Onitini. This genus is mainly distributed in Africa, Palaearctic and Oriental region with more than 140 species from the Afrotrop ...

'' * '' Onitis overlaeti'' * '' Onitis paraconfusus'' * '' Onitis parainflaticollis'' * '' Onitis paramniszechi'' * '' Onitis parvulus'' * '' Onitis pecuarius'' * '' Onitis perbrincki'' * '' Onitis perpunctatus'' * '' Onitis pers'' * '' Onitis perturbator'' * '' Onitis phartopus'' * '' Onitis philemon'' * '' Onitis picticollis'' * '' Onitis pinheyi'' * '' Onitis podicinus'' * '' Onitis politus'' * '' Onitis popei'' * '' Onitis proximus'' * '' Onitis pseudojansenii'' * '' Onitis pseudoorthopus'' * '' Onitis pseudosetosus'' * '' Onitis pumilio'' * '' Onitis punctatostriatus'' * '' Onitis pyramus'' * '' Onitis reichei'' * '' Onitis retrodentatus'' * '' Onitis ringenbachi'' * '' Onitis robustus'' * '' Onitis rothi'' * '' Onitis senegalensis'' * '' Onitis setosus'' * '' Onitis shoensis'' * '' Onitis sibutensis'' * '' Onitis similis'' * '' Onitis singhalensis'' * '' Onitis siva'' * '' Onitis sphinx'' * '' Onitis spinicrus'' * '' Onitis spinipes'' * '' Onitis subcrenatus'' * '' Onitis subopacus'' * '' Onitis sulcipennis'' * '' Onitis tanzaniensis'' * '' Onitis thalassinus'' * '' Onitis thoracicus'' * '' Onitis tingaudi'' * '' Onitis tortuosus'' * '' Onitis trochantericus'' * '' Onitis tumidus'' * '' Onitis uncinatoides'' * '' Onitis uncinatus'' * '' Onitis unguiculatus'' * '' Onitis upembanus'' * '' Onitis vanderkelleni'' * '' Onitis westermanni'' * '' Onitis vicinus'' * '' Onitis violaceus'' * '' Onitis virens'' * '' Onitis viridulus'' * '' Onitis visthara'' * '' Onitis wittei'' * '' Onitis vrydaghi'' File:Onitis keniensis Gillet, 1933 male (3723521881) (2).jpg, '' Onitis keniensis''

References

Scarabaeidae {{Scarabaeidae-stub