Caccobius unicornis

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Caccobius unicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Caccobius
Species:
C. unicornis
Binomial name
Caccobius unicornis
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Copris unicornisFabricius, 1798
  • Caccobius yamauchiiMatsumura, 1936
  • Onthophagus nitidicepsFairmaire, 1893
  • Onthophagus unicornisBoucomont, 1914

Caccobius unicornis, is a species of dung beetle found in many Asian and South East Asian countries such as: India, [1] Sri Lanka, China, [2] Java, Borneo, [3] Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Myanmar, North Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indochina. [4]

Description

This small, broadly oval and compact beetle has an average length of about 3 to 3.5 mm. Body black or pitchy. Clypeus, elytra, and legs are dark red in color. Antenna and mouthparts yellowish where the upper and lower surfaces with minute pale setae. Head short and broad, with slightly bilobed clypeus in front and rounded at the sides. Pronotum strongly punctured. Elytra are finely striate. Pygidium finely punctured. Legs are short, and the hind tibia broad at the extremity. Male has shiny head with few scattered punctures. Male also bears a short, erect horn with a slight depression behind it. Female head consists with large and small punctures. [4]

It is commonly observed in the intestines of small children that cause the condition called scarabiasis. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "New Records to the Species Diversity of Family Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Chen, Keh-Miin; Yang, Man-Miao; Tsai, Jing-Fu (1 December 2002). "Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Lanyu". Collection and Research. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Davis, Andrew J.; Huijbregts, Hans (March 2000). "Apparent kleptoparasitic behaviour among Bornean rainforest dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 54: 88–89. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2000)054[0088:AKBABR]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0010-065X . Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Caccobius unicornis (Fabricius, 1798)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Strickland, C.; Roy, D. N. (July 1939). "Scarabiasis or the Presence of Beetles in the Intestine". The Indian Medical Gazette. 74 (7): 416–419. PMC   5151429 . PMID   29011819.
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