Gymnopleurus koenigi

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Gymnopleurus koenigi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
Genus:
Gymnopleurus
Species:
G. koenigi
Binomial name
Gymnopleurus koenigi
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus guttatusGmelin, 1790
  • Scarabaeus koenigiFabricius, 1775
  • Scarabaeus scriptusPallas, 1781

Gymnopleurus koenigi, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Tibet. [1] [2] [3]

Description

This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 11.5 mm. Body blackish with white or pale yellow setae on dorsum. This setae also forms a unique pattern upon the elytra. Head densely granular, with a smooth, elevated median line. Clypeus deeply notched in the middle and forms a fairly sharp single lobe on each side. Pronotum densely rugosely punctured. Elytra very deeply sulcate. Abdominal sides are rounded. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "On the life-history ofSpirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809), a nematode of dogs in India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B volume 58, pages137–147 (1963). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ↑ "A new cytological record of two scarab beetle species from the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2014; 2 (2): 8-10. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Gymnopleurus koenigi". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-20.


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