Onitis siva

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Onitis siva
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species:
O. siva
Binomial name
Onitis siva
Gillet, 1911 [1]

Onitis siva is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae described from southern India is only known from India so far. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

Black or very deep reddish-black. Length is 30 mm, and breadth is 16 mm. [3]

Distribution

The species inhabits the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gillet, Joseph J. E. (1911). "Coprides nouveaux de la région orientale et remarques synonymiques". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 55. Société entomologique de Belgique: 313–314.
  2. 1 2 Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy. 956 (4): 1–61. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657 .
  3. 1 2 Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.


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