Onitis subopacus

Onitis subopacus is a species of dung beetle found in Austro-Oriental, Oriental, South and West Palearctic regions.[1][2]

Onitis subopacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onitis
Species:
O. subopacus
Binomial name
Onitis subopacus
Arrow, 1931

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Afghanistan, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia and Sunda Islands.[3]

Description

This oval, narrow and medium convex species has an average length of about 16 to 21 mm. Body black or pitchy-black with a slight metallic lustre. Head and prothorax moderately shiny but the elytra not shiny. Clypeus elliptical, finely transversely rugulose. Pronotum rather closely punctured. Elytra finely striate. Pygidium opaque and scarcely punctured. Metasternal shield smooth and shiny. Male has elongate, slender, and strongly curved front tibia. Female has short front tibia with four stout external teeth.[4]

Adults are often found in cow dung and buffalo dung.[1]

References
  1. "New records, distributional notes and species diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3 (3): 01-06. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. "Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. "New Records to the Species Diversity of Family Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India)" (PDF). Academic Journal of Entomology 5 (1): 28-36, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. "Onitis subopacus Arrow, 1931". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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