Gymnopleurus cyaneus

Gymnopleurus cyaneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gymnopleurus
Species:	G. cyaneus
Binomial name
Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
Copris cyaneusFabricius, 1798

Gymnopleurus cyaneus is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

This oval, less convex species has an average length of about 8 to 12 mm. ^[3]

References

1. Chandra, Kailash (2000). "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India". Zoos' Print Journal. 15 (11): 359–362. doi: 10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.15.11.359-62 .
2. Siddiqui, Hareem; Ahmed, Zubair; Khatri, Imran (2014). "Distributional Notes and New Records for the Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 46 (2): 295–307. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
3. "Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1798)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-20.