Onthophagus luridipennis

Onthophagus luridipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. luridipennis
Binomial name
Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858
Synonyms
Onthophagus fuscopunctatusLansberge, 1883 Onthophagus fuscopunctulatusBoucomont, 1914 [1]

Onthophagus luridipennis, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, ^[2] Thailand, ^[3] and Indonesia. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Description

Average length is about 5.5 to 7.5 mm. Body yellowish-brown. Head and pronotum copper or bronze lustre. Male has a pair backwardly produced divergent horns. Female has longer vertex carina. ^[7]

Adults have been found from feces of several domestic and wild species including cattle, buffalo, Javan surili, East Javan langur, Asian palm civet, and wild boar as well as humans. ^[8]

References

1. "Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman, 1858". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
2. "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
3. "Associations of scarab beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with dung of four species of mammals in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
4. Widhiono, Imam; Darsono, Darsono; Fasihah, Nailil (2017-02-13). "Short Communication: Endemics species of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on the southern slope of Mount Slamet, Central Java, Indonesia". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d180136 . Retrieved 2021-07-25.
5. Sa'roni, S. M.; Prabowo, R.; Sahari, B.; Buchori, D. (April 2020). "Diversity of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in oil palm agropasture ecosystem in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. p. 012006. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/468/1/012006 . Retrieved 2021-07-25.
6. "Beetles of Rusa timorensis manure in captivity stable". Puslitbang Biologi. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
7. "Studies on the Coprophagous Scarab Beetles ( Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Vietnam in the collections of Zoological Institute St. Petersburg and of the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt" (PDF). Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 1998 S. 39-58. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
8. Priawandiputra, Windra; Tsuji, Yamato; Widayati, Kanthi Arum; Suryobroto, Bambang (2020-01-13). "Dung beetle assemblages in lowland forests of Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java, Indonesia". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d210210 . Retrieved 2021-07-25.