Scarabaeus sanctus

Scarabaeus sanctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Scarabaeus
Species:	S. sanctus
Binomial name
Scarabaeus sanctus (Fabricius 1798)
Synonyms
Copris sanctusFabricius, 1798 Kheper sanctus(Fabricius, 1798)

Scarabaeus sanctus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The species has a length of about 21 to 26 mm. ^[6]

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. "Kheper sanctus (Fabricius, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
3. "On a collection of Scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Pachmarhi biosphere reserve, Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 2004. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
4. "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). Zoo's Print Journal, 2000. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
5. "Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India" (PDF). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
6. "Scarabaeus sanctus Fabricius 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-26.