Biology:Onthophagus hystrix
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Onthophagus hystrix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onthophagus |
| Species: | O. hystrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont 1914
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Onthophagus hystrix, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]
Description
This minute broadly oval, less convex species has an average length of about 3.5 to 5 mm. Body Reddish brown in color with a shine. Antennae yellowish, and body covered with long erect pale hairs dorsally and ventrally. Head large, less dilated laterally before the large eyes. Clypeus coarsely and rugosely punctured. There is a pair of minute transversely placed tubercles between the eyes. Pronotum closely and moderately finely punctured. Elytra finely striate, with flat intervals and minute punctures. Pygidium strongly and rugosely punctured.[5]
References
- ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237010403_The_National_Red_List_2012_of_Sri_Lanka_Conservation_Status_of_the_Fauna_and_Flora.
- ↑ "Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1091837.
- ↑ "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kailash-Chandra/publication/237479435_Inventory_of_scarabaeid_beetles_Coleoptera_from_Madhya_Pradesh_India/links/53e01b380cf2a768e49f583d/Inventory-of-scarabaeid-beetles-Coleoptera-from-Madhya-Pradesh-India.pdf.
- ↑ "First report on five species of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India,and their description of external male genitalia". http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/3(2)_99-106.pdf.
- ↑ "Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont 1914". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/275870.
Wikidata ☰ Q14886685 entry
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