Biology:Ochicanthon ceylonicus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Ochicanthon ceylonicus, is a species of dung beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
This small oval species has an average length of about 4.2 to 4.4 mm. Body black and shiny. Head with annular setiferous punctures. Laterally, pronotum weakly convex where the outline at base almost in line with that of elytral suture. Latero-basal paramarginal ridge is absent. Pronotum with annular setiferous punctures. Elytra moderately convex with shallow and narrow striae. Pygidium with shallow setiferous punctures.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ochicanthon ceylonicus Cuccodoro, 2011" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5992435/treatments.
- ↑ "Taxonomy of the dung beetle genus Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian subcontinent, with notes on distribution …". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289793784.
Wikidata ☰ Q14894996 entry
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