Onthophagus fuscopunctatus explained

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

Description

This minute oval, compact and less convex species has an average length of about 3 to 3.5 mm. Body ochreous yellow and shiny. Head dark, pronotum possess variable black spots. Ventrum partly dark, femora yellowish, whereas tibiae and tarsi are reddish. Dorsum covered with yellow setae. Legs fairly slender. Head less broad, shiny, and without close granules. Pronotum fairly sparsely punctate-granular. Elytra deeply striate and punctured with convex intervals. Pygidium with few deep punctures.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sewak, R. . Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert . 2009 . Sivaperuman . C. . Baqri . Q. H. . Ramaswamy . G. . Naseema . M. . Dung Beetles . http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-540-87409-6_3 . 2021-07-23 . Springer Berlin Heidelberg . 25–39 . en . 10.1007/978-3-540-87409-6_3. 978-3-540-87408-9 .
  2. Web site: Onthophagus fuscopunctatus (Fabricius, 1798) . 2021-07-23 . www.gbif.org . en.
  3. Web site: Onthophagus fuscopunctatus Fabricius 1798 . 2021-07-23 . India Biodiversity Portal.