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| '''''Onitis brahma''''' |
'''''Onitis brahma''''' is a species of dung beetle in the family ].<ref name="lans1875">{{Cite journal|last=Lansberge |first=G. Van|date=1875|title=Monographie des Onitides. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/37736|journal=Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique |language=fr|volume=18|pages=142–144 }}</ref> It is only known from ] but fairly widespread in peninsular India.<ref name="kp2024">{{Cite journal|last=Karimbumkara |first=Seena N.|last2=Priyadarsanan|first2=Dharma R.|date=2024|title=Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India.|url=https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2657/12287|journal=European Journal of Taxonomy|language=en|volume=956|issue=4|pages=1–61|doi=10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name = "arrow1931">{{Cite book|last=Arrow|first=Gilbert J. |date=1931|title=The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae).|publisher= Taylor & Francis, London.|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62482/page/n9/mode/2up}}</ref> | ||
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| Lansberge mentions in the description that the name brahma as proposed by Mr. Reiche (on specimen label?) was maintained. | Lansberge mentions in the description that the name brahma as proposed by Mr. Reiche (on specimen label?) was maintained. | ||
| ==Description== | |||
| Black or dark chestnut brown. Length is 21–26{{nbsp}}mm, and breadth is 11–13.5{{nbsp}}mm.<ref name = "arrow1931"/> | |||
| ==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Species of beetle
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Onitis brahma Lansberge, 1875 | |
Onitis brahma is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is only known from India but fairly widespread in peninsular India.
Etymology
Lansberge mentions in the description that the name brahma as proposed by Mr. Reiche (on specimen label?) was maintained.
Description
Black or dark chestnut brown. Length is 21–26 mm, and breadth is 11–13.5 mm.
Distribution
India (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu)
References
- Lansberge, G. Van (1875). "Monographie des Onitides". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique (in French). 18: 142–144.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
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