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Onitis feae

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Onitis feae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species:
O. feae
Binomial name
Onitis feae
Felsche, 1907 [1]

Onitis feae is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is fairly widespread in south Asia.[2][3]

Description

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Black and subopaque, with the head, lower surface, and legs very dark red.[3] Length is 15–20.5 mm, and breadth is 8.5–11.5 mm.[2]

Distribution

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India (Arunachal Pradesh,[2] Assam,[2] Meghalaya,[2] Mizoram[2]), China,[2] Laos,[2] Myanmar,[2][3] Thailand[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Felsche, Carl von (1907). "Coprophage Scarabaeiden". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 1907. Nicolai’sche Verlags-Buchandlung: 273--296.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy. 956 (4): 1–61. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657.
  3. ^ a b c Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
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