Onthophagus favrei

Onthophagus favrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. favrei
Binomial name
Onthophagus favrei
Boucomont, 1914

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

Description

This oval, medium convex species has an average length of 5 to 7.5 millimetres (0.2 to 0.3 in). Male is smaller than female.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Habitat and dung preferences of scarab beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae: a case study in a tropical monsoon forest in Sri Lanka". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science:Volume 36 Issue 2. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "TEMPORAL RESOURCE PARTITIONING OF DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: SCARABAEINAE) IN THE DUNG OF TWO COW BREEDS IN A TROPICAL AGROECOSYSTEM". Vol 26, No 1 (2021). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ Venugopal, K. S.; Thomas, S. K.; Flemming, A. T. (2012-07-26). "Diversity and community structure of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) associated with semi-urban fragmented agricultural land in the Malabar coast in southern India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (7): 2685–2692. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3074.2685-92. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ^ "Onthophagus favrei Boucomont, 1914". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-23.