Mesontoplatys rufolaterus

Mesontoplatys rufolaterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Mesontoplatys
Species:	M. rufolaterus
Binomial name
	Mesontoplatys rufolaterus; (Motschulsky, 1863)
Synonyms
	Aphodius rufolaterusMotschulsky, 1864; Mesontoplatys rufolaterusDellacasa et al., 2016;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Mesontoplatys rufolaterus, is a species of dung beetle found from Indian subcontinent, throughout Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,^[1] and many African countries such as Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal, Sudan, Republic Democratic of Congo, and the Republic of Guinea.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
↑ "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Haryana, State Fauna Series, 24 : 221-275, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
↑ "Nomenclator generum et subgenerum". degruyter. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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[1] "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[2] "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Haryana, State Fauna Series, 24 : 221-275, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[3] "Nomenclator generum et subgenerum". degruyter. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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