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Onitis subopacus

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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

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

Distribution

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

Description

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.