Onthophagus negligens

Last updated

Onthophagus negligens
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. negligens
Binomial name
Onthophagus negligens
Walker, 1858

Onthophagus negligens, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]

Description

This oval, very convex species has an average length of about 5 to 6 mm. Body black or dark brown in color. Head and prothorax coppery. Intervals of each elytron are reddish-yellow. Antennae, mouthparts, pygidium and abdominal sides are yellowish. Dorsum and ventrum covered with pale setae. Head fairly short and broad with round clypeal margin. Pronotum densely and rugosely granular. Elytra finely striate with flat intervals and minute and sparse granules. Pygidium finely and sparsely punctured. Clypeus shiny with few large punctures. [4]

Related Research Articles

Copris sodalis, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

<i>Onthophagus centricornis</i> Species of beetle

Onthophagus centricornis is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. It is a small arboreal dung beetle inhabited in both dry and wet forests.

<i>Onthophagus cervus</i> Species of beetle

Onthophagus centricornis, is a species of dung beetle found in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Thailand.

Onthophagus centricornis, is a species of dung beetle found in Sri Lanka.

<i>Onthophagus dama</i> Species of beetle

Onthophagus dama, is a species of dung beetle found in Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus ceylonicus, is a species of dung beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus falsus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Onthophagus favrei, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus fuscopunctatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus gemma, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus gravis, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus hastifer, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Onthophagus heterorrhinus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

Onthophagus hystrix, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus laevigatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

Onthophagus ludio, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

<i>Onthophagus quadridentatus</i> Species of beetle

Onthophagus quadridentatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Taiwan.

<i>Onthophagus rectecornutus</i> Species of beetle

Onthophagus rectecornutus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Sunda Islands and Thailand.

Onthophagus spinifex, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and China.

Onthophagus turbatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Habitat and dung preferences of scarab beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae: a case study in a tropical monsoon forest in Sri Lanka". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science>Volume 36 Issue 2. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Onthophagus negligens Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-25.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.