Onthophagus hystrix explained

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

Description

This minute broadly oval, less convex species has an average length of about 3.5 to 5 mm. Body Reddish brown in color with a shine. Antennae yellowish, and body covered with long erect pale hairs dorsally and ventrally. Head large, less dilated laterally before the large eyes. Clypeus coarsely and rugosely punctured. There is a pair of minute transversely placed tubercles between the eyes. Pronotum closely and moderately finely punctured. Elytra finely striate, with flat intervals and minute punctures. Pygidium strongly and rugosely punctured.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora . 2021-07-25 . Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont, 1914 . 2021-07-25 . www.gbif.org . en.
3. Web site: Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India . 2021-07-25 . Zoo's Print Journal, 2000.
4. Web site: First report on five species of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India,and their description of external male genitalia . 2021-07-25 . Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3 (2): 99-106.
5. Web site: Onthophagus hystrix Boucomont 1914 . 2021-07-25 . India Biodiversity Portal.