Biology:Onitis kethai

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Onitis kethai
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species:
O. kethai
Binomial name
Onitis kethai
Karimbumkara & Priyadarsanan, 2024 [1]

Onitis kethai is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is only known from its type locality Biligiri Rangaswamy temple Tiger Reserve in Karnataka state of India.[1][2]

Onitis kethai measures 11.5–15 mm in length and 6–7.5 mm in breadth.[1]

The species was named in memory of the late field assistant Ketha Gowda, who helped the team in sampling beetles and other insects.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q130741537 entry