Biology:Chiron cylindrus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Genus: | Chiron
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| Species: | C. cylindrus
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| Chiron cylindrus (Fabricius, 1798)
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Chiron cylindrus, is a species of true dung beetle widely distributed from Myanmar to Sri Lanka and towards tropical Africa.[1][2]
Description
Average length is about 9 to 11 mm. Body elongate and cylindrical, with shiny surface. Dorsum brown to black in color. Head coarse and fine. Clypeus small and broad, with a small transverse median carina. Pronotum fine and sparsely punctate. Scutellum narrow, elongate with a blunt apex. Elytra finely punctate and striated.[3]
Adults are frequently observed in the 1st and 2nd weeks of September where both the larvae as well as adults feed on dung.[4]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1936-01-01). "XII.—The Beetles belonging to the Lamellicorn Genus Chiron". pp. 150–153. doi:10.1080/03745481.1936.10801396. https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1936.10801396.
- ↑ "Fauna of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kailash-Chandra/publication/284724559_Fauna_of_Bandhavgarh_Tiger_Reserve/links/5657eb1408ae1ef9297bf4e4/Fauna-of-Bandhavgarh-Tiger-Reserve.pdf#page=86.
- ↑ "The beetle fauna (Insecta: Coleoptera) of soil in four small areas in Allahabad (UP, India)". http://210.212.232.211:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/831/1/Records%20of%20the%20indian%20Museum%20%20vol%2059%20part%20I%20%26%202%20article12.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2425406 entry
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