Onthophagus rectecornutus

Onthophagus rectecornutus, is a species of dung beetle found in India,[1] Sri Lanka,[2] Nepal,[3] China, Sunda Islands and Thailand.[4]

Onthophagus rectecornutus
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. rectecornutus
Binomial name
Onthophagus rectecornutus
Lansberge, 1883
Synonyms
  • Onthophagus luridus Paulian, 1933

Description

This oval, very convex species has an average length of about 7 to 10 mm. Body testaceous yellow, with a faint metallic greenish shine and black mottling. Pygidium, punctures, margins, and sutures are black. Dorsum covered with very minute and inconspicuous greyish setae. Clypeus shortly semicircular in shape. Vertex bears a pair of unconnected horns which are sloping backwards. Pronotum strongly and irregularly punctured. Elytra deeply striate with fairly strongly and closely punctured intervals. Pygidium strongly punctured. Male has moderately closely punctured clypeus whereas female has closely transversely rugose clypeus.[5]

References
  1. "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 17-22. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. "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.
  3. "Male Genitalia of some Nepalese Species Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Journal of Natural History Museum, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. "Onthophagus rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. "Onthophagus rectecornutus Lansberge, 1883". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-25.


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