Onthophagus hystrix

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

Onthophagus hystrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. hystrix
Binomial name
Onthophagus hystrix
Boucomont 1914

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
  1. "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. "Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). Zoo's Print Journal, 2000. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. "First report on five species of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India,and their description of external male genitalia" (PDF). Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3 (2): 99-106. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. "Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont 1914". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-25.


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