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Onthophagus quadridentatus
male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Onthophagus
Species:	O. quadridentatus
Binomial name
Onthophagus quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
Copris quadricornis Fabricius, 1801 Onthophagus moerens Walker, 1858

Onthophagus quadridentatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Taiwan.

Description

This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 6 to 8 mm. Body black, smooth and shiny. Elytra less shiny and the antennae and mouthparts are yellow. Tarsi are reddish in color. Dorsum lack hairs or setae but ventrum with very scanty yellow hairs. Head broad with medium-sized eyes. Pronotum finely and not closely punctured. Elytra strongly striate, and less strongly punctured. Pygidium opaque and finely and sparingly punctured. Male has smooth and shiny head with very fine and sparse punctures. Clypeus separated from forehead by a slight rounded carina. There is a backward, forming pair of short horns curving upward. Female has transversely rugose clypeus.

References

1. "Study of Scarabaeid Beetles (Coleoptera) of Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India". DCSI Vol. 05: 272- 278 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-25.
2. "Scarabaeid beetles of Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Zoos' print journal, 2005. 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. "The genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Sensu Lato)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Pakistan" (PDF). Int. J. Biol. Biotech, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
5. "Onthophagus quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
6. "Onthophagus quadridentatus (Fabricius, 1798)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

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• Beetles described in 1798
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