Onthophagus turbatus

Onthophagus turbatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Onthophagus
Species:
O. turbatus
Binomial name
Onthophagus turbatus
Walker, 1858

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

Description

This oval, compact and less convex species has an average length of about 7 to 8 mm..[5]

References

  1. ↑ Latha, Thomas; Sabu, Thomas K. (2018). "Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) community structure across a forest- agriculture habitat ecotonein South Western Ghats". International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology. pp. 1879–1890. doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.5.41. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ 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. pp. 2685–2692. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3074.2685-92. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Onthophagus turbatus Walker, 1858". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Onthophagus turbatus Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-25.