Onitis brahma
| Onitis brahma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onitis |
| Species: | O. brahma
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| Binomial name | |
| Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875
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Onitis brahma is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is only known from India but fairly widespread in peninsular India.[2][3][4]
Etymology
[edit]Lansberge mentions in the description that the name brahma as proposed by Mr. Reiche (on specimen label?) was maintained.
Description
[edit]Black or dark chestnut brown. Length is 21–26 mm, and breadth is 11–13.5 mm.[3]
Distribution
[edit]India (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,[4] Karnataka,[3][4] Madhya Pradesh,[3][4] Maharashtra,[4] Rajasthan,[4] Tamil Nadu)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lansberge, G. Van (1875). "Monographie des Onitides". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique (in French). 18: 142–144.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
- ^ a b c d e f Gupta, Devanshu; Chandra, Kailash; Khan, Salma (2017). "Studies on Tribe Onitini (Scarabaeinae: Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh with a Checklist from India". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 87 (3): 1025–1039. doi:10.1007/s40011-015-0676-9. ISSN 0369-8211.
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