Onthophagus falsus

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Onthophagus falsus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
Genus:
Onthophagus
Species:
O. falsus
Binomial name
Onthophagus falsus
Gillet, 1925
Synonyms
  • Onthophagus cervusD'Orbigny, 1898

Onthophagus falsus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Description

This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 5.5 to 7.5 mm. Male is smaller than female. Body shining black or dark brown. Head, pronotum, elytra and ventrum are coppery or greenish-black. Elytra decorated with orange markings. Antennae, mouthparts, femora, pygidium, and abdominal lateral sides are orange. There are minute pale yellow setae on dorsum. Head less broad, with round ocular lobes at the sides. Clypeus a little produced and the pronotum is strongly punctured. Elytra finely striate, with slightly convex and finely punctured intervals. Pygidium strongly and unevenly punctured. Metasternal shield sparsely punctured at the sides. Male has shiny head and bears large and small punctures. Clypeus produced to a blunt point. Pair of horns are very broad and directed backward. Horns possess a small sharp tooth. Female has rugosely punctured clypeus without shine. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ↑ "The genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Sensu Lato)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Pakistan" (PDF). Int. J. Biol. Biotech, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ↑ Kakkar, N.; Gupta, S. K. (2009-09-26). "Temporal variations in dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. pp. 481–483. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2075.481-3 . Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ↑ Venugopal, K. S.; Thomas, S. K.; Flemming, A. T. (2012-07-26). "Diversity and community structure of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) associated with semi-urban fragmented agricultural land in the Malabar coast in southern India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. pp. 2685–2692. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3074.2685-92 . Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ↑ "An overview of the Onthophagini from the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". europepmc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Karyological investigations on four species of Scarabaeinae (Scaraebaeidae: Coleoptera)". Journal of Entomological Research, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Onthophagus falsus Gillet, 1925". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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