Onitis castaneus
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| Onitis castaneus | |
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| File:Onitis castaneus.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onitis |
| Species: | O. castaneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Onitis castaneus Kollar, 1844
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| Synonyms | |
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Onitis castaneus Redtenbacher, 1844 | |
Onitis castaneus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1] Description based on two specimen collected by Harold in Kashmir.[2] It is widely distributed in South Asia.[3][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]Deep chestnut red color. Length is 16–19 mm, and breadth is 9.5–12 mm. [5]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]India (Arunachal Pradesh,[3] Assam,[5][3] Bihar,[5][3] Gujarat,[3] Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,[3] Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya,[3] Punjab, Rajasthan,[3] Uttarakhand,[5][3] Uttar Pradesh,[3] West Bengal[5]), Bangladesh,[3] Nepal,[3] Pakistan[4][3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]Bamboo dominated secondary forest in Meghalaya, India.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Arrow G.J. 1931. The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
External links
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