Gymnopleurus koenigi explained

Gymnopleurus koenigi is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Tibet.[1] [2] [3]

Description

This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 11.5 mm. Body blackish with white or pale yellow setae on dorsum. This setae also forms a unique pattern upon the elytra. Head densely granular, with a smooth, elevated median line. Clypeus deeply notched in the middle and forms a fairly sharp single lobe on each side. Pronotum densely rugosely punctured. Elytra very deeply sulcate. Abdominal sides are rounded.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On the life-history ofSpirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809), a nematode of dogs in India . 2021-07-20 . Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B volume 58, pages137–147 (1963).
  2. Web site: A new cytological record of two scarab beetle species from the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) . 2021-07-20 . Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2014; 2 (2): 8-10.
  3. Web site: Gymnopleurus koenigi . 2021-07-20 . www.mindat.org.
  4. Web site: Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775) . 2021-07-20 . India Biodiversity Portal.

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