Biology:Gymnopleurus koenigi
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Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775)
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Gymnopleurus koenigi, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Tibet.[1][2][3]
Description
This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 11.5 mm. Body blackish with white or pale yellow setae on dorsum. This setae also forms a unique pattern upon the elytra. Head densely granular, with a smooth, elevated median line. Clypeus deeply notched in the middle and forms a fairly sharp single lobe on each side. Pronotum densely rugosely punctured. Elytra very deeply sulcate. Abdominal sides are rounded.[4]
References
- ↑ "On the life-history ofSpirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809), a nematode of dogs in India". https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%252FBF03051946.
- ↑ "A new cytological record of two scarab beetle species from the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2014/vol2issue2/PartA/33.pdf.
- ↑ "Gymnopleurus koenigi". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-1088600.html.
- ↑ "Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775)". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/1355.
Wikidata ☰ Q14894778 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopleurus koenigi.
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