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Onitis singhalensis

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Onitis singhalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species:
O. singhalensis
Binomial name
Onitis singhalensis
Lansberge, 1875 [1]

Onitis singhalensis, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]

Description

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Coppery or greenish-coppery, not very shining. Length is 19–22 mm, and breadth is 10–12 mm.[5]

Distribution

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India (Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu[5]), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lansberge, G. Van (1875). "Monographie des Onitides". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique (in French). 18: 142–144.
  2. ^ "Distributional Notes and New Records for the Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Pakistan". Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 46(2), pp. 295-307, 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Taxonomic account of dung beetles from Gujrat, Punjab (Pakistan)" (PDF). J. Bio. & Env. Sci. 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ "SCARABAEIDAE (INDIA COLEOPTERA) OF SILENT VALLEY, KERALA, INDIA WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES" (PDF). faunaofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ a b Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
  6. ^ Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy. 956 (4): 1–61. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657.