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Gymnopleurus koenigi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gymnopleurus
Species:	G. koenigi
Binomial name
Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Scarabaeus guttatus Gmelin, 1790 Scarabaeus koenigi Fabricius, 1775 Scarabaeus scriptus Pallas, 1781

Gymnopleurus koenigi is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Tibet.

Description

This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 11.5 mm. Body blackish with white or pale yellow setae on dorsum. This setae also forms a unique pattern upon the elytra. Head densely granular, with a smooth, elevated median line. Clypeus deeply notched in the middle and forms a fairly sharp single lobe on each side. Pronotum densely rugosely punctured. Elytra very deeply sulcate. Abdominal sides are rounded.

References

1. "On the life-history ofSpirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809), a nematode of dogs in India". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B volume 58, pages137–147 (1963). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
2. "A new cytological record of two scarab beetle species from the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2014; 2 (2): 8-10. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
3. "Gymnopleurus koenigi". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
4. "Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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• Beetles described in 1775
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