Scarabaeus sanctus explained

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

Description

This broadly oval species has an average length of about 21 to 26 mm. Body dark blue, green or coppery. Ventrum and legs nearly black. Head, legs, and lateral sides of the thorax covered with black hair. Dorsum shiny, and strongly punctured. Head coarsely, densely, and rugosely pitted. There are erect short hairs upon the clypeus. Pronotum moderately convex and densely asperately punctured or granular. Scutellum is visible. Elytra finely striate, with coarse intervals. Lateral sides of the metasternum very finely and sparingly punctured.[6]

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

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